Khlebnikov’s dramaturgical texts – little-known, little-studied, and even less staged – are in a variety of genres and forms (poetry, prose, or a mix of both), and have a variety of themes and settings. They are united by Khlebnikov’s sustained interest in theatricality: the theatricalization of gestures, of one’s life and everyday behaviour, a sort of self-theatre. An overall interpretative key may be offered by the two meanings of ‘vision’: spectacle – Khlebnikov’s creation of vivid, expressive scenes to impress the eyes; and perception – Khlebnikov’s expression of his “science” of the universe. The article explores the composition, purpose, and functions of the predominantly supernatural characters, particularly the semi-parodic role of deus ex machina. The general term “theatre of the impossible” (Grigor’ev) covers both the especial difficultyof staging Khlebnikov’s works, and their extreme density of semantic and visual hues. This idiosyncratic substitute for the superficially mimicked genre of tragedy ultimately resolves in collapse, implosion of the whole textual structure, when self-oriented and self-sufficient verbal layers collide.
Meždu bogami i Ja-bogom: Granicy teatra i teatral’nosti u Chlebnikova / Caramitti, Mario. - In: RUSSIAN LITERATURE. - ISSN 0304-3479. - 135-137 (2023)(2023), pp. 105-127.
Meždu bogami i Ja-bogom: Granicy teatra i teatral’nosti u Chlebnikova
Caramitti Mario
2023
Abstract
Khlebnikov’s dramaturgical texts – little-known, little-studied, and even less staged – are in a variety of genres and forms (poetry, prose, or a mix of both), and have a variety of themes and settings. They are united by Khlebnikov’s sustained interest in theatricality: the theatricalization of gestures, of one’s life and everyday behaviour, a sort of self-theatre. An overall interpretative key may be offered by the two meanings of ‘vision’: spectacle – Khlebnikov’s creation of vivid, expressive scenes to impress the eyes; and perception – Khlebnikov’s expression of his “science” of the universe. The article explores the composition, purpose, and functions of the predominantly supernatural characters, particularly the semi-parodic role of deus ex machina. The general term “theatre of the impossible” (Grigor’ev) covers both the especial difficultyof staging Khlebnikov’s works, and their extreme density of semantic and visual hues. This idiosyncratic substitute for the superficially mimicked genre of tragedy ultimately resolves in collapse, implosion of the whole textual structure, when self-oriented and self-sufficient verbal layers collide.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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