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The Russian avant-garde was a composite of antagonistic groups who wished to overthrow the basic aesthetics of classical realism. Modernism was the totality of these numerous aesthetic theories, which achieved a measure of coherence immediately after the First World War. This collection of essays by leading scholars examines the major figures, movements, and manifestos of the period. Scholarly attention is given to literature, visual arts, cinema, and theatre in an attempt to capture the complex nature of the modernist movement in Russia. This book would be especially relevant for university courses on the Russian twentieth century as well as for those looking for a comprehensive approach to the various movements and artistic expressions that constitute the Russian avant-garde.
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Dennis Ioffe (PhD University of Amsterdam) is an Assistant Professor (¿Doctor-Assistent¿) at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium. He is also a research fellow at the UvA Slavic Seminarium and the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA). In the previous years he served as Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian and German Studies at Memorial University (Canada) and as Teaching & Research Fellow, managing the Russian Centre at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, the UK). Dr Ioffe has authored more than 50 scholarly articles, and edited and co-edited several academic collections.
Riassunto
Examines the major figures, movements and manifestos of the modernist period in Russia. Scholarly attention is given to literature, visual arts, cinema and theatre in an attempt to capture the complex nature of the time. It would be especially relevant for those looking for a comprehensive approach to the various movements and artistic expressions that constitute the Russian avant-garde.
Testo aggiuntivo
"Gracefully written by some of the best scholars in contemporary Russian and modernism studies, the essays are simple, precise, filled with detail and will capture the interest of anyone attracted to this period of Russian culture. . . . Dennis Ioffe and Frederick White have produced a challenging, thought-provoking collection that will certainly inspire readers to explore the topic further."
