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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451124603321

Autore

Kammen Michael G

Titolo

The lively arts [[electronic resource] ] : Gilbert Seldes and the transformation of cultural criticism in the United States / / Michael Kammen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1996

ISBN

1-280-52820-6

0-19-535686-1

1-4294-0667-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 p.)

Disciplina

700/.92

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Soggetti

Art critics - United States

Arts and society - United States - History - 20th century

Popular culture - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. A Portrait of the Critic as a Young Man; 2. On Being an Editor and Becoming a Critic; 3. The Lively Arts and Cultural Criticism Revitalized; 4. ""It Was a Good Time for Magazine Writers""; 5. Accessible Culture for Depressed Times; 6. ""The Movies Come from America""; 7. Radio and Television; 8. In Defense of Americanism; 9. Coming to Terms with Mass Culture; 10. Commerce, Communications, and Criticism; 11. ""I Am by Now Accustomed to Flashbacks""; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V

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Sommario/riassunto

This work traces significant changes in 20th-century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes. Seldes' book ""The Seven Lively Arts"" produced a wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called ""popular arts"" (film, broadcasting, cartoons) and their importance to American culture.