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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464869803321

Autore

Maerhofer John W

Titolo

Rethinking the Vanguard [[electronic resource] ] : aesthetic and political positions in the modernist debate, 1917-1962 / / by John W. Maerhofer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-41375-9

9786612413759

1-4438-1227-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

700.904

Soggetti

Modernism (Aesthetics)

Avant-garde (Aesthetics)

Art - Political aspects

Aesthetics, Modern - 20th century

Intellectual life - History - 20th century

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 (p. [199]-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; TOWARDS A CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

How has political revolution figured into the development of avant-garde cultural production? Is the vanguard an antiquated concept or does its influence still resonate in the 21st century? Focusing closely on the convergence of aesthetics and politics that materialized in the early part of the twentieth century, this study offers a re-interpretation of the historical avant-garde from 1917 to 1962, a turbulent period in intellectual history which marked the apex, crisis, and decline of vangua...