Khlebnikovzaiats: kniga rifm (Khlebnikov and hares: book of rhymes)
St. Petersburg: Evropeiskii universitet, 2017. Sewn cl. Russian Avant-Garde and European Rococo, Renaissance masterpieces and Imperial kitsch, Velimir Khlebnikov and Albrecht Dürer, Proclamation of the Chairmen of the Globe and medieval Persian miniature — what do they have in common? And what have hares to do with them? This experimental ‘rhyme book’ is an attempt to look at the world culture over the usual barriers — epochs, nations, styles and genres — and see it as a single whole. The reader will learn about the unknown aspects of Velimir Khlebnikov’s works (1885–1922) and the diverse range of hare images in the world’s art found in the State Hermitage collections. Hares as hunters, hares as preachers, humans miraculously giving birth to hares and Saint George killing the hare, humanized hares and rabbit-breeders of the World Revolution, hares as symbols of purity and, strange as it may seem, of evil forces as well… The image of a hare in Khlebnikov’s works has never been studied, and this book is the first attempt to reveal its importance. We encounter hares and rabbits who are metaphors for the poet, his country and the period. For Khlebnikov Russia in the World War I, the Civil War of 1918–22, the February and October revolutions were associated with a hare. In the days of military hysteria and bellicose leanings the hare becomes a pacifist message and a keynote in his works. 150 p., approx. 75 b/w and color illus., Rus. with summary in ENGLISH. Item #2588
ISBN: 9785912082771
Price: $25.00