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

• Autore: Kammen Michael G
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Disciplina: 700/.92; B
• Soggetto topico: Art critics - United States; Arts and society - United States - History - 20th century; Popular culture - United States
• 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 ; WY; Z
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The lively arts
• ISBN: 0-19-772496-5; 1-280-52820-6; 0-19-535686-1; 1-4294-0667-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810094203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II