Béla Bartók and turn-of-the century Budapest
By: Judit Frigyesi.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945 -- Aesthetics; Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945 -- Sources; Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945; Ady, Endre, 1877-1919 -- Influence; Modernism (Aesthetics) -- Hungary -- Budapest; Budapest (Hungary) -- Intellectual life
Description: Bartok's music is greatly prized by concertgoers, yet we know little about the intellectual milieu that gave rise to his artistry. Bartok is often seen as a lonely genius emerging from the gray background of an "underdeveloped country." Now Judit Frigyesi offers a broader perspective on Bartok's art by grounding it in the social and cultural life of turn-of-the-century Hungary and the intense creativity of its modernist movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-332) and index.