Russian avant-garde and radical modernism
Subtitle: an introductory reader
By: edited by Dennis G. Ioffe and Frederick H. White
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781936235292; 9781936235452
Subjects: Motion pictures; Russian Arts; Radicalism in literature; Radicalism in art; Modernism (Art); Modernism (Literature); Civilization; Avant-garde (Aesthetics); Experimental theater; History
Description: "A remarkable volume, the Russian avant-garde and radical modernism brings together the most significant movements and figures in Russian experimental art, cinema and literature of the early twentieth century (both pre-Soviet and Soviet) and presents them in commentary by leading scholars in the field" -- p. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes text of some original essays by Russian artists in English translation.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-486).
Table of contents: title: I. An introduction; title: II. Russian futurism and the related currents; title: III. Russian suprematism and constructivism; title: IV. The OBERIU circle (Daniil Kharms and his associates); title: V. Russian experimental performance and theater; title: VI. Avant-garde cinematography: Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov.