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Movement, Manifesto, Melee
Milton A. Cohen
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Description for Movement, Manifesto, Melee
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJC; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
The years before World War I were a fertile period for artists in Europe and the United States who were challenging aesthetic convention in music, writing, and the visual arts. These early pioneers of modernism sometimes preferred to work alone, but just as often they were associated with groups whose boundaries were permeable and freely changing. While these individual groups—including the Futurists, Imagists, Blue Rider, and the Second Vienna School—have been thoroughly studied, scholars of the period have often neglected the formative and pervasive interactions of these groups across geographic and artistic boundaries. Providing a historical taxonomy of ... Read more
The years before World War I were a fertile period for artists in Europe and the United States who were challenging aesthetic convention in music, writing, and the visual arts. These early pioneers of modernism sometimes preferred to work alone, but just as often they were associated with groups whose boundaries were permeable and freely changing. While these individual groups—including the Futurists, Imagists, Blue Rider, and the Second Vienna School—have been thoroughly studied, scholars of the period have often neglected the formative and pervasive interactions of these groups across geographic and artistic boundaries. Providing a historical taxonomy of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739106143
SKU
V9780739106143
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About Milton A. Cohen
Milton A. Cohen is Associate Professor of Literary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Reviews for Movement, Manifesto, Melee
Milton Cohen has written a fascinating book....A terrifically engaging and useful book.
European History, January 2009
This beautifully written study defines pre-World-War-I European modernism as an essentially group-driven phenomenon and takes us deep into the movement's social dynamics. How does one define a modernist group? Who emerged as leaders within these groups and why? What role did nationalism ... Read more
European History, January 2009
This beautifully written study defines pre-World-War-I European modernism as an essentially group-driven phenomenon and takes us deep into the movement's social dynamics. How does one define a modernist group? Who emerged as leaders within these groups and why? What role did nationalism ... Read more