In 1916; as World War I raged around them; a group of bohemians gathered at a small nightclub in Zurich; Switzerland for a series of bizarre performances. Three readers simultaneously recited a poem in three languages; a monocle-wearing teenager performed a spell from New Zealand; another young man flung bits of papier-macirc;cheacute; into the air and glued them into place where they landed. One of these artists called the sessions “both buffoonery and a requiem mass.rdquo; Soon they would be known by a more evocative name: Dada.In Destruction Was My Beatrice; modernist scholar Jed Rasula presents the first narrative history of the emergence; decline; and legacy of Dada; showing how this strange artistic phenomenon spread across Europe and then the world in the wake of the Great War; fundamentally reshaping modern culture in ways wersquo;re still struggling to understand today.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. These books are always interested and this one is no exception.By John S.These books are always interested and this one is no exception. It was bought for my mom; who was born in Bluefield-Montcalm and she loved the old pictures.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. felt like he was back homeBy Nancy SpoonerBought for friend.felt like he was back home.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bill Archer is a prince of a nice guy........By Robert C. Hufford.....and has created a treasure. The first time I ever met Bill; he helped me find an old; out of use; cemetery so I could look for my Confederate great-grandfathers grave. Effort for a stranger. I grew up in Bluefield; WV [born in 1947]; you would barely recognize it today...downtown is a shell of its former self. But; once upon a time; it was different. Far different.This wonderful work goes back to way before I was born; still; many of the people and places touch my own memory. Dr. John Nash; is; naturally; represented. [Him; I have never met].The book and photo reproductions are of first rate quality. So are the stories; with proper homage to the late; great; Eddie Steele; several of whose photos are used. This is a real journey in a time machine. If you happen to buy your copy there; take it to the "Daily Telegraph" office on Bluefield Ave.; and Bill will sign it for you. He is a great guy; and a treasure house of local legend.
