Modernism : the lure of heresy : from Baudelaire to Beckett and beyond
Gay, Peter , 1923-
Modernism : the lure of heresy : from Baudelaire to Beckett and beyond / Peter Gay - 1st ed - New York : W.W. Norton , c2008. - xxii, 610 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-563) and index.
A climate for modernism -- Professional outsiders -- Irreconcilables and impresarios -- 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 -- Eccentrics and barbarians -- Life after death? -- Coda : And Gehry at Bilbao.
Modernism explores the shocking cultural rebellion that, beginning in the late 1850s, transformed the staid worlds of art, literature, music, and architecture with its relentless assault on traditional forms. In chronicling the artistic revolution, Modernism is a celebration of many of our most changed the course of Western culture. Book jacket.
9780393052053
2007025903
Modernism (Art)
Art, Modern---19th century
Art, Modern---History---20th century
NX454.5.M63 / G39 2008
700.9034 GAY
Modernism : the lure of heresy : from Baudelaire to Beckett and beyond / Peter Gay - 1st ed - New York : W.W. Norton , c2008. - xxii, 610 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-563) and index.
A climate for modernism -- Professional outsiders -- Irreconcilables and impresarios -- 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 -- Eccentrics and barbarians -- Life after death? -- Coda : And Gehry at Bilbao.
Modernism explores the shocking cultural rebellion that, beginning in the late 1850s, transformed the staid worlds of art, literature, music, and architecture with its relentless assault on traditional forms. In chronicling the artistic revolution, Modernism is a celebration of many of our most changed the course of Western culture. Book jacket.
9780393052053
2007025903
Modernism (Art)
Art, Modern---19th century
Art, Modern---History---20th century
NX454.5.M63 / G39 2008
700.9034 GAY
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