Author : Roman Jakobson
Release : 1997
Genre : Linguists
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 497/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis My Futurist Years by : Roman Jakobson
Download or read book My Futurist Years written by Roman Jakobson. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important collection of writings and memoirs on the Russian Futurist movement from one of America's pre-eminent linguists and literary theorists. Born in Moscow in 1896, Roman Jakobson brought an extraordinary rare poet's sensibility to his exploration of language. This volume, which fills a major gap in the literature of the Russian avant-garde, is a lively collection of letters, memoirs, poetry, prose, and essays. It includes recollections of Mayakovsky, Khlebnikow and others.