Modernism by Peter Gay
Traces and explores the rise of artistic Modernism, the cultural movement that shaped the modern world, dominating western high culture for over a century. This book explores the modernist rebellion that, beginning in the 1840s, transformed art, literature, music, and film with its assault on traditional forms.
"Beautifully written, wide-ranging and psychologically acute, Modernism: The Lure of Heresy is a celebration of the subversive energies that decisively transformed art and culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuriesAt once bracingly intelligent and elegiac, Gay's magisterial book is richly rewarding for anyone who wants to understand the fractured world we have all inherited." Stephen Greenblatt "Peter Gay has outdone himself. In his hands Modernism adds up to more than the sum of its subversive, sensational, unsettling parts. This is cultural history of the highest magnitude, a work as astute in its analyses as it is massive in its ambition. And as ever, it is written with stunning lucidity. A splendid, invigorating achievement." Stacy Schiff "A wonderful book. You can be sure that students and journalists and teachers will be stealing from Modernism for years to come. Bravo!" Hilton Kramer "[a] thrilling survey of a century." The Observer "Tackling the 20th century's massive diversity of cultural productions, this highly readable, well-illustrated survey, moving between art, literature, architecture, music and film, with a light touch...As an intelligent and exciting account of creative individuals and the times in which they worked, it's an enormous achievement." New Statesman
Peter Gay is the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner The Enlightenment, the best-selling Weimar Culture, and the widely translated Freud; A Life for Our Time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780434010448 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434010448 |
| Title | Modernism |
| Author | Peter Gay |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2007-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
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