Zenithism (1921-1927) : A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology / ed. by Aleksandar Bošković, Steven Teref.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bošković, Aleksandar, Editor.

Teref, Steven, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative nonfiction, Yugoslav--20th century--Translations into English.

Creative nonfiction, Yugoslav.

Experimental fiction, Yugoslav--20th century--Translations into English.

Experimental fiction, Yugoslav.

Experimental poetry, Yugoslav--20th century--Translations into English.

Experimental poetry, Yugoslav.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (796 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the first-ever English language anthology of zenithism, an eclectic avant-garde movement unique to the Yugoslav region that existed 1921-1927. Zenithism's founder Ljubomir Micić envisioned the movement as a fusion of futurism, dada, constructivism, expressionism, and proto-surrealism, driven by what he called the "barbarogenius." A hallmark of the movement was its embrace of cross-genre writing, from Ljubomir Micić's ciné-poem Rescue Vehicle and Branko Ve Poljanski's lyric novel 77 Suicides to MID's lyric philosophic treatise The Sexual Equilibrium of Money. The zenithists promoted their ideas through their journal Zenit and press Biblioteka Zenit. Reaching American readers for the first time, this anthology sheds light on an untapped chapter in European modernism ideal for the general and academic reader alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Translators

List of Illustrations

Pronunciation Guide

Introduction: You Have to Be a Zenithist

The Barbarians are Coming, or a Savage Rhythm

The Barbarogenius, the Balkanization of Europe, and Cultural Nihilism

The First Road of the Barbarogenius: Cinépoetry and the Radio-Film

The Second Road of the Barbarogenius: The Hybrid Novel, Prose Poetry, and the Serpentinella

The Third Road of the Barbarogenius: Conceptual Writing

The Barbarogenius at the Gates: Zenithist Theater, Soirees, and Public Interventions

The Nadir of Zenithism

Afterword: The Zenithist Legacy

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Feb 2024)

ISBN:

1-64469-723-8

OCLC:

1348393946