Revenant ReIssue: Proverb #3, April 1923

#2 in the Revenant ReIssues Series, this small pamphlet translates an issue the Dada magazine Proverb in its entirety.

Translated by Olchar E. Lindsann.

Proverb, which appeared toward the end of the Paris Dada movement as it dissolved into infighting and acrimony, was a short, pamphlet-size magazine composed not of poetry & art but of short non-sequitur quotes, which may be real or faked, by and about various Dadas as well as their enemies in other modernist movements (especially Cubism). Its main purpose was to stir up trouble & scandal within the Parisian countercultural scene, and keep Dada on the tips of people's tongues. 

This single-fold pamphlet presents Issue 3 of Proverbe in its entirety, with most or all of its contents appearing in English for the first time, and with the design, typography, and presentation reproducing the original as closely as possible within the limits of a DIY micropress, including standardized paper sizes & public domain fonts. The type in the original is, in many places, almost unreadably small to modern eyes, and some compromises have been made in leading, margins, and text size for the benefit of contemporary readers. Included is a tipped-in sheet with introduction and translator's notes.

Featuring Non-sequiters by, or attributed to: Paul Eluard, Francis Picabia, Louis Aragon, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Tristan Tzara, Paul Dermée, Jean Cocteau, Jean Paulhan, Isadora Duncan, & Jacques-Émile Blanche.