In this essay, Caws traces the visual imagery of Tzara 's early poetry and find the unity of his poems in the "instant and incoherent reactions of the eye and ear."
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In the following essay, Browning argues that the structure of "Le géant blanc lépreux du paysage" was designed to subvert or sabotage the experience of reading this poem, a...
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In the following essay, Caldwell suggests that in L'Indicateur des chemins de coeur Tzara demonstrated a concern for linguistic coherence that was part of his transition from Dada to Surrealism...
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In the following review of Oeuvres complètes, Cardinal praises the "wild and nihilistic glitter" of Tzara's Dada poems and identifies his primary poetic accomplishment as t...
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In the following excerpt, Caws examines the emphasis that Tzara and other Dadaists placed on the reactions of their readers and argues that the audience is "a passenger in Dada's rite of...
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In the following excerpt, Beitchman examines Tzara's poetic utopianism, particuarly his determination to force his readers into a more satisfying future by separating them from the limitations ...
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In the following essay, Clej considers the unstable relationship between Tzara's poetry and his political beliefs and finds the source of this increasing conflict in his poetry.
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Critical Essay by Mary Ann Caws
