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Mnat︠s︡akanova, Elizaveta, 1922-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1922-05-31-

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Das Hohelied / Netzkowa, Elisabeth ; Janecek G., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-31377-32855
Scope and Contents

In a forward, G. Janecek writes that, "Elizaveta Arkak'evna Mnacakanova is a prominent member of the contemporary Russian avant-garde, notable for her application of musical forms to poetry and for her focus on paronamasia as a dominant poetic technique...She is the only contemporary poet who has a close affinity with music and who uses quasi-musical forms as structures in poetry." The concrete poems are handwritten using layout and varied styles of calligraphy. Pages from this work are depicted on page 321 of Gilbert's "Bewegung im Stillstand, a book that is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990