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Visions of Violence
Richard Langston
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Paperback. Nazi Germany's book burnings, its campaign against "degenerate art," and its persecution of experimental artists pushed the avant-garde to the brink of extinction. This book looks at how the avant-garde came back, finding a new purpose in the wake of the war. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Nazi Germany's book burnings, its campaign against ""degenerate art,"" and its persecution of experimental artists pushed the avant-garde to the brink of extinction. How the avant-garde came back, finding a new purpose in the wake of the war, is the subject of ""Visions of Violence"". An extreme faction of aesthetic modernity intent on bulldozing contemporary life, the avant-garde has regularly employed visions of violence in their push for societal and cultural renewal. But in the shadow of unparalleled war and genocide, such aesthetic violence lost its force. This book explores the reconfiguration of the avant-garde in response to the violent ... Read more
Nazi Germany's book burnings, its campaign against ""degenerate art,"" and its persecution of experimental artists pushed the avant-garde to the brink of extinction. How the avant-garde came back, finding a new purpose in the wake of the war, is the subject of ""Visions of Violence"". An extreme faction of aesthetic modernity intent on bulldozing contemporary life, the avant-garde has regularly employed visions of violence in their push for societal and cultural renewal. But in the shadow of unparalleled war and genocide, such aesthetic violence lost its force. This book explores the reconfiguration of the avant-garde in response to the violent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Avant-garde and Modernism Studies
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810124714
SKU
V9780810124714
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About Richard Langston
Richard Langston is assistant professor of Germanic languages and literatures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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