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MAYAKOVSKY, VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH

vlədyēˈmĭr vlədyēˈmĭrəvĭch mīˌəkôfˈskē, 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, tr. 1960) and The Bathhouse (1930), were more critical of the new order. Mayakovsky grew increasingly disillusioned with Soviet life and committed suicide in 1930. His Complete Plays were published in English in 1971.

See biography by W. Woroszylski (tr. 1971); study by E. J. Brown (1973); V. Shklovsky, Mayakovsky and his Circle (tr. 1972).

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Publication Information: Encyclopedia Article Title: Mayakovsky, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Encyclopedia Title: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Publisher: Columbia University Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 2004.
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