Gay, Peter, 1923-2015.

Modernism : the lure of heresy : from Baudelaire to Beckett and beyond / Peter Gay. - 1st ed. - London : Vintage Books, c2009. - xxii, 610 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-563) and index.

A climate for modernism -- Professional outsiders -- Irreconcilables and impresarios -- Painting and sculpture : the madness of the unexpected -- Prose and poetry : intermittences of the heart -- Music and dance : the liberation of sound -- Architecture and design : machinery, a new factor in human affairs -- Drama and movies : the human element -- Eccentrics and barbarians -- Life after death? -- Coda : And Gehry at Bilbao.

9780099441960 (pbk.)


Modernism (Art)
Arts, Modern--19th century.
Arts, Modern--20th century.

700.9034 GAY