Voices of Revolution: For the Voice / Railing, Patricia, editor ; Mayakovsky V ; Lissitzky E ; Burliuk D ; Margolin V ; France P., 2000
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Scope and Contents
Thirteen poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky and the graphic design of El Lissitzky are combined in this reprint version of this important Russian Avant Garde book, a set with one copy in Russian and the other translated to English. The Sackner Archive holds an original copy (1923). This set of books also includes one edited by Patricia Railing that features a reminiscence by David Burliuk, excerpts from an interview with El Lissitzky, notes on the visual translation of For the Voice, and an essay titled "For the Voice and For the Eye - Notes on the Aesthetics in For the Voice." Each poem by Mayakovsky is extensively annotated by several contributors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2000
Creator
- Mayakovsky, Vladimir, 1893-1930 (Person)
- Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + 2 soft cover books + pages (unconventionally shaped) (393 pages) in slipcase (cardboard, paper covered, offset)) ; 18.8 x 13.4 x 2 cm (book) + 18.8 x 13.4 x .5 cm (book) + 19.4 x 13.5 x 13.9 cm (slipcase)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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