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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810094203321

Autore

Kammen Michael G

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1996

ISBN

0-19-772496-5

1-280-52820-6

0-19-535686-1

1-4294-0667-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online.

Disciplina

700/.92

B

Soggetti

Art critics - United States

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

Popular culture - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1996.

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

Kammen traces major changes in 20th century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes whose book The Seven Lively Arts led to wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called 'popular arts' and their importance to American culture.