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Scope and Contents This well illustrated book provides the definitive review of Hoffmeister's works and his life.According to John Vloemans (internet)" Adolf Hoffmeister was undoubtedly one of the most pittoresque figures of the intellectual and artistic scene in Prague during the interbellum. His was a restless and unconventional spirit, that could not be classified. He was born on August 15, 1902 in Prague into a well-to-do family. Adolf Hoffmeister was described as an elegant globetrotter and art connoisseur, a gourmand,who had a special bond with the magic power of his hometown Prague. He was at once a painter, caricaturist, illustrator, stage decorator, author, playwright,translator, journalist, radio reporter, professor of art, art critic, politician,diplomat, cultural ambassador and world traveller. No wonder he cannot be classified in any of the artistic schools of his country.What he carries his whole life, was his left-intellectual faith, as so many of his generation did. In October 1920 he...

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This exhibition featured portraits of famous literary and artistic persons. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is an oustanding reference to the artistic times in Paris in the first part of the 20th century. The Sackners' reading of the book prompted them to purchase Stein's "Dix Portraits." The latter is described on pages 323-324. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is an oustanding reference to the artistic times in Paris in the first part of the 20th century. The Sackners' reading of the book prompted them to purchase Stein's "Dix Portraits." The latter is described on pages 323-324. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Soroka presents his biography and a reprint "Visual Poetry in Ukrainian Literature," from the Ukrainian Review, 1998, Vol.45, No.1. There are also examples from early Ukrainian and European visual poetry and the recent works of Soroka. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Karl Riha edited the series that included this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is an examination of Stein's notebooks, manuscripts and letters over a 20 year period. The author puts her writing into the context of Stein's daily life and details the changes and transformations of Stein's texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Webster states that the four main poets discussed in this book, that was originally a doctural thesis, were not influenced by Mallarme's Un Coup de Des. In the case of Marinetti, he points out the structural typographic differences and similarities between Un Coup de Des and Parole In Liberta. Webster uses the term, visual poetry, as synonymous with concrete poetry. An appendix depicts several poems descibed in the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue depicts copious illustratIons of his works througout his lifetime. It is mentioned that Kriwet wrote his first book, "Rotor," in 1961 as a continuous text without capital letters, stops and commas at age 19 years. This book is analyed on pages 53-55 by Christoph Benjamin Schulz. A 1981 solo exhibition was the last one for 23 years until 2004 when rgw BQ gallery in Cologne showed old and recent works. And until 2011 when the Kunsthalle Dusseldorf held this retrospective. Pages 57-103 depict examples of Kriwet's typewritten poetry beginning at age 14 years with convention poetry and progresssing to concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book consists of a translation of Apollinaire's poetry into Czech language. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.