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British Modernism and Chinoiserie
Anne Witchard
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Description for British Modernism and Chinoiserie
Hardcover. Explores Chinese artistic and stylistic influences on Modernist practice in early twentieth century Britain. This volume examines the ways in which an intellectual vogue for a mythic China was a constituent element of British modernism. It offers a coverage of literature, painting and poetry, as well as performance and visual media, and more. Editor(s): Witchard, Dr Anne Veronica. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 b&w illustrations 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPC; 2AB; AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
This book explores Chinese artistic and stylistic influences on Modernist practice in early twentieth century Britain. This volume examines the ways in which an intellectual vogue for a mythic China was a constituent element of British modernism. Traditionally defined as a decorative style that conjured a fanciful and idealized notion of China, chinoiserie was revived in in London's avant garde circles, the Bloomsbury group, the Vorticists and others, who like their eighteenth century forebears, turned to China as a cultural and aesthetic utopia. As part of Modernism's challenge to the 'universality' of so called Western values and aesthetics, the turn ... Read more
This book explores Chinese artistic and stylistic influences on Modernist practice in early twentieth century Britain. This volume examines the ways in which an intellectual vogue for a mythic China was a constituent element of British modernism. Traditionally defined as a decorative style that conjured a fanciful and idealized notion of China, chinoiserie was revived in in London's avant garde circles, the Bloomsbury group, the Vorticists and others, who like their eighteenth century forebears, turned to China as a cultural and aesthetic utopia. As part of Modernism's challenge to the 'universality' of so called Western values and aesthetics, the turn ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748690954
SKU
V9780748690954
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About Anne Witchard
Anne Witchard is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Westminster.
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