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SERGEI TRETYAKOV IBD

GLAGOSLAV PUBLICATIONS B.V.
09 / 2021
9781914337178
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Sinopsis

Sergei Tretyakov is one of those artists and intellectuals from the first half of the twentieth century whose name is known, but whose achievements are barely recognized. He seems curiously elusive. Who exactly was he? What did he do? A victim of StalinâÇÖs Great Terror, declared an âÇÖenemy of the peopleâÇÖ, his works were âÇÖdisappearedâÇÖ and his name forbidden to be mentioned.But he was at the very heart ofáavant-gardeámodernism. He collaborated with Sergei Eisenstein both in the theatre and on films, and was behind EisensteinâÇÖs formative theory of âÇÖthe montage of attractionsâÇÖ. He was one of Vladimir MayakovskyâÇÖs most intimate associates. He was a crucial influence in the formulation of Vsevolod MeyerholdâÇÖs biomechanics and of Bertolt BrechtâÇÖsáVerfremdungseffekt, and he was a potent force behind Walter BenjaminâÇÖsáThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.His influence grew from the astonishing range of his intellectual and artistic work. He was a distinguished poet and playwright, and a formidable cultural theorist. He played the piano with skill, precision and feeling, he could draw cartoons good enough to be reproduced in newspapers, he became one of RussiaâÇÖs foremost radio broadcasters, and he was an outstanding photographer.At the same time, he was a warm and affectionate husband and father, a bold, argumentative and charismatic friend, and a shrewd observer of revolutionary RussiaâÇÖs hopes and struggles.This book uncovers the multifarious facets of this fascinating artist and thinker, sets his ideas in the context of his time and for the first time reveals the significance of his diverse achievements.