Book cover for Modernism
Description
In the early decades of the twentieth century Modernist artists, composers, and writers barraged European sensibilities with chaotic images, dissonant sounds, and incomprehensible novels. Picasso's "Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon" was panned by the art critics. Parisian audiences booed the premiere of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring." James Joyce had to have "Ulysses" privately published to circumvent British and American censors. Yet today, such works of art, music, and literature are considered contemporary classics. Although Modernism has become an accepted feature of the cultural landscape, retracing the history of this movemnet within its original cultural, intellectual, and historical contexts helps us to see what was culturally vital and revolutionary about it, both then and now. This book is designed to bring the main features and contributions of Modernism, historical, cultural, intellectual, economic and political, to a general audience in a clear, readable and jargon-free style.
Publisher Longman Publishing
ISBN10 1405832592
ISBN13 9781405832595
Number of Pages 216
File Size DL-98MB
Shelf Number JF254
Grade Range
Ages 18 - 99
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download