Publisher's Synopsis
Futurist, hooligan, revolutionary, propagandist, lover, clown, martyr, hero--the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky was the powerhouse and rock star of Russia's Silver Age. This bilingual edition provides "maximum access" to his best known poems, and features:
- Precise English translations.
- Stress marks in the Russian text.
- Commentary on syntax, wordplay and neologisms.
- Clarification of cultural, historical and literary references.
- Essays on theme, persona and poetic technique.
This is undiluted Mayakovsky, in the highest obtainable proof for non-native speakers.
