Occupied City

by Paul van Ostaijen and Paul van Ostayen

Occupied City/Bezette Stad is one of the key anti-war works of the Dadaist movement. First published in 1921 as a work of 'rhythmical typography', it is primarily about the German occupation of Antwerp during the First World War. But it is also a love song to the modern city, and a declaration of war on post-1918 Europe. Designed and illustrated by the Flemish artist Oscar Jespers, this epic poem was originally advertised as 'a book devoid of Biblical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0993454712
• ISBN13: 9780993454714
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Smokestack Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"