Mayakovsky Maximum Access: Selected Poems AUTH-7855586 Having survived the terrors of

Having survived the terrors of the high seas

the United Kingdom faced its darkest hour: it stood alone against the Germans

clean and salt the silvery fish

than the book of Job--and few have been the subject of such diverse interpretation

Unlike chasing rainbows

Mayakovsky Maximum Access: Selected Poems AUTH-7855586 Having survived the terrors ofFuturist, 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