The unlikely futurist : Pushkin and the invention of originality in Russian modernism / James Rann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rann, James, author.

Series:

Publications of the Wisconsin Center for Pushkin Studies.

Publications of the Wisconsin Center for Pushkin Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Futurism (Literary movement)--Russia.

Futurism (Literary movement).

Russian literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Russian literature.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837--Influence.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 pages).

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2020]

Summary:

In the early twentieth century, a group of writers banded together in Moscow to create purely original modes of expression. These avant-garde artists, known as the Futurists, distinguished themselves by mastering the art of the scandal and making shocking denunciations of beloved icons. With publications such as "A Slap in the Face of Public Taste, " they suggested that Aleksandr Pushkin, the founder of Russian literature, be tossed off the side of their "steamship of modernity." Through systematic and detailed readings of Futurist texts, James Rann offers the first book-length study of the tensions between the outspoken literary group and the great national poet. He observes how those in the movement engaged with and invented a new Pushkin, who by turns became a founding father to rebel against, a source of inspiration to draw from, a prophet foreseeing the future, and a monument to revive. Rann's analysis contributes to the understanding of both the Futurists and Pushkin's complex legacy. The Unlikely Futurist will appeal broadly to scholars of Slavic studies, especially those interested in literature and modernism.

Contents:

A dance to the music of time: the Pushkin myth and Russian modernism

A stowaway on the steamship of modernity: Pushkin in the Futurist manifestos

Making a prophet: Pushkin and Khlebnikov

The poet, the statue, and the state: Pushkin and Maiakovskii

Saving the sacred text: Pushkin and Kruchenykh.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299328139

0299328139