Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | This essay summarizes the political and theoretical backgrounds of the poetry of the twentieth century and provides an overview of the contributions to this special triple issue on Poetry and Politics. Taking the Platonic idiosyncrasy towards poetry and the State (‘Republic’) as its dialectical departure point, the substance and matter of the volume encompass several characteristic case studies which appear to be highly relevant in this context. This special volume deals with the oeuvre of such iconic Russian poets as Velimir Khlebnikov, Vladimir Maiakovskii, Daniil Kharms, Dmitrii Prigov, Arkadii Dragomoschenko, and many others. Special attention is paid to the general issue of ideology and the Russian Avant-Garde pragmatics of shocking action related to Futurism and early Soviet culture. |
