The Challenge of the Avant-garde by Paul Wood

The Challenge of the Avant-garde by Paul Wood

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

This volume traces the challenge posed to the academic canon by the emergent avant-garde of the early and mid-19th century. It considers the shifts in its development through the later 19th and 20th century and its eventual incorporation as a form of modern canon by the eve of World War II.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

The Challenge of the Avant-garde by Paul Wood

This volume traces the challenge posed to the academic canon by the emergent avant-garde of the early and mid-19th century. It considers the shifts in its development through the later 19th and 20th century and its eventual incorporation as a form of modern canon by the eve of World War II.
Wood, Paul: - Paul Wood is a constant explorer of London and the irrepressible, boisterous nature it supports. He is the author of two previous books: 'London is a Forest' and, published in 2017, 'London's Street Trees: a Field Guide to the Urban Forest', the first book on the city's frontline trees.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780300077629
ISBN 10 0300077629
Title The Challenge of the Avant-garde
Author Paul Wood
Series Art And Its Histories Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1999-06-10
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.