Polina Dimova is Associate Professor of Russian at the University of Denver.
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"I have never come across a book or manuscript that explores this topic in such depth, breadth, and detail. Dimova's overview of the history of perceptions of synesthesia and of controversies surrounding the topic of synesthesia is extraordinarily enlightening, and the synthesis of a wide variety of approaches to this complex topic is impressive and highly readable." -Karen Evans-Romaine, author of Boris Pasternak and the Tradition of German Romanticism "The phenomenon of mixed sensations, or intersensoriality, fascinated scientists and artists alike in the fin de siecle, and out of their exchanges there emerged a trope-'the synaesthetic metaphor'-that held out the promise of the unification of the arts and a radical transformation of consciousness and society. In this sensational account of the wellsprings of the modernist inter-arts, Polina Dimova takes us on a journey that transgresses every conceivable border- including between fantasy and reality-and makes worlds of sense." -David Howes, author of Sensorial Investigations "Dimova does an excellent job in placing these artists within their milieu, as she situates synaesthetic artistic work at the multimodal intersection of discourses, technologies, multimedia art, and bodily sensations." -Amy Ione Leonardo Reviews