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Modernism's Second Act
Ira B. Nadel
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Description for Modernism's Second Act
Hardcover. European modernism underwent a massive change from 1930 to 1960, as war altered the cultural landscape. This account of artists and writers in France and England explores how modernism survived under authoritarianism, whether Fascism, National Socialism, or Stalinism, and how these artists endured by balancing complicity and resistance. Num Pages: 133 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ACXD2; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
European modernism underwent a massive change from 1930 to 1960, as war altered the cultural landscape. This account of artists and writers in France and England explores how modernism survived under authoritarianism, whether Fascism, National Socialism, or Stalinism, and how these artists endured by balancing complicity and resistance.
European modernism underwent a massive change from 1930 to 1960, as war altered the cultural landscape. This account of artists and writers in France and England explores how modernism survived under authoritarianism, whether Fascism, National Socialism, or Stalinism, and how these artists endured by balancing complicity and resistance.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Number of Pages
119
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137302229
SKU
V9781137302229
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99-15
About Ira B. Nadel
Ira Nadel is Professor in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of Leonard Cohen: A Life in Art (1994), Double Act: A Life of Tom Stoppard (2000), Ezra Pound: A Literary Life (2004), Joyce and His Publishers (2005), The Cambridge Introduction to Ezra Pound (2007), and David Mamet: A Life in ... Read more
Reviews for Modernism's Second Act
"This book explores the connection between experimental aesthetics and reactionary politics through the work of individual artists and writers examining the exchange between modernism and political action linking modernism and authoritarianism in Europe between 1930 and 1960. It links modernism with politics and the possible complicity between forms of political totalitarianism and realignment of the modernist project. Nadel has written ... Read more