Velimir Hlebnikov: Vibrația universului în numere și cuvinte
Velimir Hlebnikov: Universe`S Vibration in Numbers and Words

Summary/Abstract: The essence of Russian Avant-Garde art and, above all, that of its extension, Futurism, has seeped into the writings of Velimir Khlebnikov. For this poet-prophet and reformer of poetic language, the world is revealed in surfaces and planes, read not only lyrically, but also mathematically. Thus, the constant, the pillar of Khlebnikov's universe is the number. The study analyzes Khlebnikov’s poetic imaginary and highlights the cultural tendencies from the beginning of the 20th century in Russian literature; it goes on to define specific elements of Khlebnikov's work, determining the methods used by the poet to create a new language and identifying artistic motifs and images, as well as their functions; finally, it analyzes the semantic and stylistic functions of numbers and their symbolism.

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