Modernism: a Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · August 22, 2010
A Philosophy pick for readers exploring Modernism: a Very Short Introduction.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact guide to Modernism that keeps the reading brisk and mentally alert.
- Genres
- Modern Art History (to 1945), 20th-Century Literary Criticism, Aesthetics
- Published
- Oxford University Press, August 22, 2010
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Is a tower block, your unmade bed, your lavatory basin, or the bicycle chained to the gate next door a work of art? Why should a novel have a beginning, a middle, and an end; or even a story? Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism.
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In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Butler considers several aspects of modernism including some modernist works; movements and notions of the avant garde; and the idea of 'progress' in art. Butler looks at modernist ideas of the self, subjectivity, irrationalism, people and machines, and political definitions of modernism as a whole.
Modernist Primer
A compact guide to Modernism that keeps the reading brisk and mentally alert.
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- A concise Philosophy pick on Modernism
- Quick, idea-rich orientation
Expect
- Short-form overview
- Philosophy-leaning framing
Where it sits
| Modern Art History (to 1945) | 86% |
|---|---|
| Aesthetics | 36% |
| 20th-Century Literary Criticism | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art
- Authors
- Christopher Butler
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- August 22, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Art