Modernism
Subtitle: the lure of heresy : from Baudelaire to Beckett and beyond
By: Peter Gay.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
ISBN-13: 9780393052053
Subjects: Modernism (Art); Arts, Modern -- 19th century; Arts, Modern -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-563) and index.
Table of contents: title: A climate for modernism; title: Professional outsiders; title: Irreconcilables and impresarios; title: Painting and sculpture : the madness of the unexpected; title: Prose and poetry : intermittences of the heart; title: Music and dance : the liberation of sound; title: Architecture and design : machinery, a new factor in human affairs; title: Drama and movies : the human element; title: Eccentrics and barbarians; title: Life after death?; title: Coda : And Gehry at Bilbao.