1st ed. Theory of Free Verse Shershenevich Imaginism 1920 Шершеневич Вильдрак

V. Shershenevich, Ch. Vildrac, G. Duhamel. The Theory of Free Verse (Teoriya svobodnogo stikha), 1920. In Russian

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1st ed. Theory of Free Verse Shershenevich Imaginism 1920 Шершеневич Вильдрак
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V. Shershenevich, Ch. Vildrac, G. Duhamel. The Theory of Free Verse (Teoriya svobodnogo stikha), 1920. In Russian

$200.00
Вадим Шершеневич, Шарль Вильдрак и Жорж Дюамель. 
Теория свободного стиха. Заметки о поэтической технике.
1-е издание 
Перевод и примечания: В. Шершеневич
Москва: Имажинисты, 1920 г. 
48 стр., 13х17 см.
Тираж: 6000 экз.

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Vadim Shershenevich, Charles Vildrac, and Georges Duhamel.
The Theory of Free Verse. Notes on Poetic Technique.
1st edition
Translation and notes: V. Shershenevich
Moscow: Imagists, 1920
48 pp., 13x17 cm.
Edition: 6000 copies


This book is one of the first and most important theoretical works devoted to free verse (vers libre).
After the defeat of Imagism in the late 1920s, Shershenevich's work was forgotten. Interest in it was revived in the 1990s, when free verse and avant-garde experiments became the object of academic research. Today, the book is an important source for studying the dialogue between Russian and French poetry, as well as the evolution of vers libre in world literature.
Quote: “Free verse is not anarchy, but the highest discipline: the poet listens not to rules, but to the music of his own soul.” 
(V. Shershenevich).

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