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History of the arts

  • Modernismby

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 95.00

    A succinct but authoritative analysis of one of the most important literary innovations of the last hundred years. This guide explains the pan-European origins of the radical literary changes which occurred in the novel, poetry and drama. more...

  • Embattled Avant-Gardesby Walter L. Adamson

    University of California Press 2007; US$ 45.00

    This sweeping work, at once a panoramic overview and an ambitious critical reinterpretation of European modernism, provides a bold new perspective on a movement that defined the cultural landscape of the early twentieth century. Walter L. Adamson embarks on a lucid, wide-ranging exploration of the avant-garde practices through which the modernist generations... more...

  • Virilio and Visual Cultureby John Armitage; Ryan Bishop

    Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 128.00

    This collection of 13 original writings, including a newly translated piece by Virilio himself, is the first genuine appraisal of Virilio's contribution to contemporary art, photography, film, television and more. Paul Virilio is one of the leading and most challenging critics of art and technology of the present period. Re-conceptualising the... more...

  • Art and Thoughtby Dana Arnold; Margaret Iversen

    Wiley 2008; US$ 134.95

    Art and Thought is a collection of newly commissioned essays that explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought. Brings together newly commissioned essays that explore the relationship between the discipline of art history and movements in the history of western thought.... more...

  • Surréalisme et politique - Politique du Surréalismeby Wolfgang Asholt; Hans T. Siepe

    Editions Rodopi 2007; US$ 75.60

    Les avant-gardes inventent dès leur début au XXe siècle des politiques et une forme spécifique du politique, et le surréalisme va le plus loin dans l'interpénétration des domaines politiques et artistiques. A la différence des autres mouvements d'avant-garde historiques, le modèle du surréalisme... more...

  • Historical Dictionary of Surrealismby Keith Aspley

    Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 119.99

    The Historical Dictionary of Surrealism relates the history of this movement through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on persons, circles, and groups who participated in the movement; a global entry on some of the journals and reviews they produced; and a sampling of major works of... more...

  • From Acting to Performanceby Philip Auslander

    Routledge 1997; US$ 39.95

    This first collection of essays by performance theorist and critic Philip Auslander surveys the changes in acting and performance during the crucial transition from the ecstatic theatre of the 1960s to the ironic postmodernism of the 1980s more...

  • Creative Industries and Developing Countriesby Barrowclough

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 42.95

    Pushing the frontiers of the new development paradigm, this book guides debates, clarifies new themes and illustrates how the cultural resources of the developing world can become a new way of integrating into the global economy - helping to raise the voices of developing countries, widening the range of creative choices and promoting cultural... more...

  • Performance on the Edgeby Johannes Birringer

    Continuum International Publishing 2000; US$ 150.00

    Performance on the Edge takes the reader on a journey across geographical borders and conceptual boundaries in order to map out the new territory of contemporary theatre, dance, media arts and activism. Working across social, cultural and political fault lines, the book explores performance as both process and contact, as the commitment to political... more...

  • Le Symbolismeby Nathalia Brodskaya

    Parkstone International 2012; US$ 8.95

    Entre 1880 et les premières années du XXe siècle, le symbolisme voit le jour en France et en Europe. Les symbolistes, fascinés par les mythologies anciennes, tentent d?échapper au règne de la pensée rationaliste imposée par la science. Souhaitant dépasser le monde du visible et du sensible pour atteindre le monde de la pensée pure, ils flirtent constamment... more...