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The Dada Reader - A Critical Anthology (Hardcover)
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The Dada Reader - A Critical Anthology (Hardcover)
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The revolutionary Dada movement, though short-lived, produced a
vast amount of creative work in both art and literature during the
years that followed World War I. Rejecting all social and artistic
conventions, Dadaists went to the extremes of provocative behavior,
creating "anti-art" pieces that ridiculed and questioned the very
nature of creative endeavor. To understand their movement's heady
mix of anarchy and nihilism--combined with a lethal dash of
humor--it's essential to engage with the artists' most important
writings and manifestos. And that is is precisely where this reader
comes in.
Bringing together key Dada texts, many of them translated into
English for the first time, this volume immerses readers in some of
the most famous (and infamous) periodicals of the time, from Hugo
Ball's "Cabaret Voltaire" and Francis Picabia's "391" to Marcel
Duchamp's "The Blind Man" and Kurt Schwitters's "Merz," Published
in Europe and the United States between 1916 and 1932, these
journals constituted the movement's lifeblood, communicating the
desires and aspirations of the artists involved. In addition to
providing the first representative selection of these texts, "The
Dada Reader" also includes excerpts from many lesser-known American
and Eastern European journals.
Compiled with both students and general readers in mind, this
volume is necessary reading for anyone interested in one of the
most dynamic and influential movements of the twentieth century.
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