The article examines Beata Śniecikowska’s monograph "A Stab in the Ear: Poetics of Sound in Futurism and Dadaism", highlighting its contribution to the study of Polish Futurism within an international comparative framework. It focuses on the author’s central argument that Polish Futurist poetry developed a distinctive “Futurist poetics of sound” grounded in systematic phonostylistic experimentation. The article outlines Śniecikowska’s analysis of sound devices in relation to Italian and Russian Futurism, Dadaism, Young Poland, and Polish folklore, emphasizing the originality of Polish Futurist practices.
Bąkowska, N. (2025). The Poetics of Sound in Polish Futurism. INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK OF FUTURISM STUDIES, 15, 387-394 [10.1515/9783689240370-015].
The Poetics of Sound in Polish Futurism
Nadzieja Bąkowska
2025
Abstract
The article examines Beata Śniecikowska’s monograph "A Stab in the Ear: Poetics of Sound in Futurism and Dadaism", highlighting its contribution to the study of Polish Futurism within an international comparative framework. It focuses on the author’s central argument that Polish Futurist poetry developed a distinctive “Futurist poetics of sound” grounded in systematic phonostylistic experimentation. The article outlines Śniecikowska’s analysis of sound devices in relation to Italian and Russian Futurism, Dadaism, Young Poland, and Polish folklore, emphasizing the originality of Polish Futurist practices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
