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Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky , 1893-1930, Russian poet and dramatist. Mayakovsky was a leader of the futurist school in 1912, and he was chief poet of the revolution. His lyrics are highly original in rhythm, rhyme, and imagery. The Cloud in Trousers (1915), a poem written almost entirely in metaphors, describes the agony of unrequited love. After the revolution he devoted almost all his energies to propaganda verse. His early play, Mystery Bouffe (1918, tr. 1933), is an allegory prophesying the victory of the revolution. His later plays, such as the satires The Bedbug (1928,... Read more
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky The Russian poet Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930) is ... Soviet poetry. Vladimir Mayakovsky was born on July ... Between 1906 and 1911 Mayakovsky was arrested several ... his first verses. Mayakovsky studied at ... Read more
Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Mayakovsky
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... Disappointed in love, increasingly alienated from Soviet reality, and denied a visa to travel abroad, he committed suicide at age 36. Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Mayakovsky Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Mayakovsky Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Mayakovsky Read more

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