Classicism of the Twenties - Art, Music, and Literature

The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. In this book, the author offers a compelling account of that movement. Focusing on the works of Stravinsky, Picasso, and T S Eliot, It shows how the turn to classicism manifested itself.

About the author

Theodore Ziolkowski is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at Princeton University. He is the author of Modes of Faith: Secular Surrogates for Lost Religious Belief, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Summary

The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. In this book, the author offers a compelling account of that movement. Focusing on the works of Stravinsky, Picasso, and T S Eliot, It shows how the turn to classicism manifested itself.

Product details

• Authors: Theodore Ziolkowski, Ziolkowski Theodore
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.01.2015
• EAN: 9780226183985
• ISBN: 978-0-226-18398-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, History of Art, Literary studies: general, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Art & Design Styles: Classicism, Neo-Classicism