Modernism : the lure of heresy : from Baudelaire to Beckett and beyond / Peter Gay.
By: Gay, Peter
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BookPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxii, 610 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780393052053 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0393052052 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Modernism (Art) | Arts, Modern -- 19th century | Arts, Modern -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 700.9/034
Contents:
A climate for modernism -- Founders -- Professional outsiders -- Irreconcilables and impresarios -- Classics -- Painting and sculpture - the madness of the unexpected -- Prose and poetry - intermittences of the heart -- Music and dance - the liberation of sound -- Architecture and design - machinery, a new factor in human affairs -- Drama and movies - the human element -- Endings -- Eccentrics and barbarians -- Life after death? -- Coda: and Gehry at Bilbao.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-563) and index.
A climate for modernism -- Pt. 1. Founders -- 1. Professional outsiders -- 2. Irreconcilables and impresarios -- Pt. 2. Classics -- 3. Painting and sculpture - the madness of the unexpected -- 4. Prose and poetry - intermittences of the heart -- 5. Music and dance - the liberation of sound -- 6. Architecture and design - machinery, a new factor in human affairs -- 7. Drama and movies - the human element -- Pt. 3. Endings -- 8. Eccentrics and barbarians -- 9. Life after death? -- Coda: and Gehry at Bilbao.
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