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A reconsideration of the all-too-neat assumptions we make about modernism in art and literature in this lively, personal book, robert scholes intervenes in ongoing discussions about modernism in the arts during the crucial half-century from toclosely examining specific literary texts, drawings, critical writings, and memoirs, scholes seeks to complicate the neat polar oppositions attributed to modernismfilled with the observations of a personable and witty guide, this is a book that opens up for a reader's delight the rich cultural terrain of modernismwhile critics of and apologists for modernism have defined modern art and literature in terms of binary oppositions-high/low, old/new, hard/soft, poetry/rhetoric-scholes contends that these distinctions are in fact confused and misleadingsuch oppositions are instances of "paradoxy"-an apparent clarity that covers real confusionit includes twenty-two illustrations of the artworks discussed" the book reconsiders major figures like james joyce while underscoring the value of minor figures and addressing new attention to others rarely studiedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback with unclipped d/j in excellent condition - some light marking to back of jacket otherwise book is as newhe argues for the rehabilitation of works in the middle ground that have been trivialized in previous evaluations, and he fights orthodoxy with such paradoxes as "durable fluff," "formulaic creativity," and "iridescent mediocrityoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon yale university press
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Utopian hope and dystopian despair are characteristic features of modernism and the avant-gardethe fourth volume of the eam series, european avant-garde and modernism studies, casts light on the history, theory and actuality of the utopian and dystopian strands which run through european modernism and the avant-garde from the late 19th to the 21st centurythe book's varied and carefully selected contributions, written by experts from around 20 countries, seek to answer such questions as: - how have modernism and the avant-garde responded to historical circumstance in mapping the form of possible futures for humanity?- how have avant-garde and modernist works presented ideals of living as alternatives to the present?- how have avant-gardists acted with or against the state to remodel human life or to resist the instrumental reduction of life by administration and industrialisation? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston this hardback book is in very good conditionreadings of the avant-garde have frequently sought to identify utopian moments coded in its works and activities as optimistic signs of a possible future social life, or as the attempt to preserve hope against the closure of an emergent dystopian present there is slight wear at the top of the spine, but otherwise this copy is nearly as new inside and out
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modernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writerscontaining illuminating examinations of wyndham lewis, laura riding and henry miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in modernism and its complicated legacyan as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreseeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of joyce, eliot and poundfor example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? rod rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after modernism's high-water mark year of , in which ulysses, the waste land and the early cantos were publishedoxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 aug
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Recent research has begun to break down these perceptions and has found intriguing links between british music and modernismthree overall themes emerge from its chapters: accounts of british reactions to continental modernism and the forms they took; links between music and the visual arts; and analysis and interpretation of compositions in the light of recent theoretical work on form, tonality and pitch organizationoxfam shop dalston imaginative analytical and critical work on british music of the early twentieth century has been hindered by perceptions of the repertory as insular in its references and backward in its style and syntax, escaping the modernity that surrounded its composerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book brings together contributions from scholars working in analysis, hermeneutics, reception history, critical theory and the history of ideas
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Ultimately, this book offers a fresh reading of modernism from a feminist perspectiveoxfam books & music islington rewriting modernism explores the significance of chinese women in modern art through the work of pan yuliang, nie ou, and yin xiuzhen, three artists who were professionally active at different stages in china's political history analyzing chinese works largely unknown in the english-language literature to date, phyllis teo analyzes how the artists negotiated their identities in circumstances that made their status as women particularly distinctsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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As a result, it produced a diverse body of architecture that defies easy classification and blurs the lines between the established categories of modernismsocialist yugoslavia was a country suspended between traditional cultures, competing concepts of modernization, and rivalling cold war blocs
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury modernism (ptlc - polity themes in 20th and 21st century literature): a cultural history  polity (1 april ) a mint unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He documents evidence of a cultural tradition he calls 'reactionary modernism' found in the writings of german engineers and of the major intellectuals of thesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street in a unique application of critical theory to the study of the role of ideology in politics, jeffrey herf explores the paradox inherent in the german fascists' rejection of the rationalism of the enlightenment while fully embracing modern technologyweimar right: ernst juenger, oswald spengler, werner sombart, hans freyer, carl schmitt, and martin heidegger by associating technology with the germans, rather than the jews, with beautiful form rather than the formlessness of the market, and with a strong state rather than a predominance of economic values and institutions, these right-wing intellectuals reconciled germany's strength with its romantic soul and national identitythe book shows how german nationalism and later national socialism created what joseph goebbels, hitler's propaganda minister, called the 'steel-like romanticism of the twentieth century'
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This exhibition offered a sample card of the nieuwe bouwen / modernism in the sour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith numerous black and white photos and plans (in the back of the work)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis was the copy of josa collector’s itemvery rare work concerning two houses by le corbusier, built for the ‘werkbundsiedlung stuttgart’ritzen, belgian architect from the interwar period(stamp on the first page)in outstanding condition with little to no signs of use
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Annan examines the sages and the movements that influenced them - pacifism, collectivism and modernismsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat did this generation achieve in science and scholarship? what does their record in government look like? a brilliant synthesis, written with unforgettable verve and panacheoxfam bookshop lymington in this book the author paints a picture of his generation - the men and women who created post war britaindust jacket spine is discolouredoxford, cambridge and the lse were the three main places where they formed their minds
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Giuliana gramigna has collected from the modernism of the 50s, to the design of the 60s/', in 590 pages, with detailed files and illustrated with black and white photographs (about )our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storearnoldo mondadori editore , first edition, italian textplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirepertorio by giuliana gramignacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished the "compasso d’oro" awards and more, there is also a list of all the designers / architects and companies that produced the objectsthis incredible book documents the revolutionary 30 years of italian design
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modernism from japanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storespectacular designsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableperfect for framing
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The manuscript is beautifully illustrated with an allegory about justice and the crown of spain, whose coat of arms has also been illustrated by camillo lambotte, reputed drawer and illustrator of the european modernismthe manuscript, printed and illustrated on vellum, is signed by the main members of the european anti-duel league and bound in a superb folder with a goldsmith binding on woodthe petition was drafted by members of the german anti-duel league and the manuscript was written in vienna on 4 decemberour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepetition made by the european anti-duel league to queen regent maria christina of habsburg-lorraine to promote the suppression of duels of honour in spainare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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‘hans richter, activism, modernism and avant-garde’our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store‘hans richter ’catalogue has a few different kinds of paper and colour and black and white illustrationsoffered: hans richterstedelijk museum, amsterdamexceptionally wonderful designed catalogue by: willem sandbergplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwithout paginationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebound hardcover, 154 pphardcover with dust jacket, 329 ppillustrations in colour and black and whiterichly illustrated in black and white and in colouredited by stephen foster‘schilder malt, filmer malt’akademie der kunste
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We ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationjacket, cover and booklet may have just slight signs of usage but are not marked or annotatedaction & adventuresecond hand – very goodwe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possible
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Ezra stoller's iconic photographs of 20th-century architectural masterpieces, such as frank lloyd wright's fallingwater and mies van der rohe's seagram building, are often cited in aiding the rise of modernism in americawith contributions by akiko busch and john morris dixonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenew, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foilerica stoller is director of esto, the photographic agency founded by ezra stollertext in englishliving and working in new york from the early s to the mid-s, stoller photographed buildings by such architects as alvar aalto, eero saarinen, marcel breuer, paul rudolph, and louis iplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiperfect conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenina rappaport is an architectural critic, a curator, and a historianyale university pressintroduction: andy grundbergtext: nina rappaport, erica stollerhis striking images earned him the admiration of critics and contemporaries, but few people are aware of the stunning breadth of his oeuvre, which also included domestic and industrial spaces and important editorial depictions of american labor in the s and shardcover with dustjacketezra stoller, photographer, a long-awaited and lavishly illustrated survey of stoller's artistic accomplishments, examines the photographer's full range with a fresh eye and unprecedented scope, offering a unique commentary on postwar america's changing landscapefirst edition, first printingstoller () elevated architectural photography to an art form, capturing the mood of numerous buildings in their best light
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Stunning stylised and geometric lines that herald modernism - circa a very long base that gives the sculpture its dynamicsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea beautiful decorative piece - sleek statue, not to be missed! it will bring its class to your home interiorplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe green-dominated patina includes red-brown patchescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepanther on the hunt, bronze-style decorative cast iron proof, art deco periodon a two-tone base of beautifully veined black and white marblesigned by nollet, french sculptor
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Thomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedcontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacrakey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionthe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (e
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Disruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing mansfield's disrupted life and the fractured expressions of modernismthis selection covers the full range of mansfield's fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of 'the daughters of the late colonel' and the macabre and ominous 'a married man's story'lawrence, and elizabeth bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the english languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read more' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to admire mansfield's work: thomas hardy, doxfam shop pershore 'i was jealous of her writingthe stories that pay what mansfield calls 'a debt of love' to new zealand are as sharply etched as the european stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insightthis new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by anthony alpersthe only writing i have ever been jealous of
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Its thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismthis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiesoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moregood overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centuryits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our ageit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to powerwhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographiesdrawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifethe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any language
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Including essays from leading art writers, this book provides an insight into the career of one of britain's most innovative contemporary landscape artistspublished by lund humphries, first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile indebted to british and american modernism, gardiner's new conceptual rigour and technical repertoire is informed by science, geomorphology, new technologies and direct physical engagement with ancient landscapes gardiner's unique geological interpretation of landscape not only describes the current lie of the land but portrays it as a complex outcome of natural processes over vast periods of timeproviding a comprehensive assessment of jeremy gardiner's career to date, this monograph, the first of its kind, explains how this distinctive artist has taken the exploratory landscape vision of mid-century st ives modernists like ben nicholson, peter lanyon and john tunnard into a new post-millennial eraoxfam shop cowley road hardcover with dust jacket over black boardsby ian collins, peter davies, simon martin, christiana payne and william varley, with a foreword by wendy baron
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Together with pablo picasso, he counts among the most important representatives of classical modernismthe lithograph was printed at the world-famous mourlot print shop in paris inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe sheet is in good, age-appropriate conditionon the left edge the sheet has a minimal tearthe title "apollon" is printed on the backplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihenri matisse was a french artistcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis lithograph bears the title "apollon" by henry matissethis appeared in a limited edition of pieces with a signature of matisse in the plate and datedit is an original lithograph and not a later reprintin the middle you can see the typical foldtotal size: 36 x 53 cm read moreon the back, the sheet is slightly finger-stainedthe sheet was published in the work "verve" in france in
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The approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present timeschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions
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He later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismkay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurythe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildingsoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unreadthe book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian roots
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The sophisticated revival of s and s white modernism is analysed by geraint franklin, and roland jeffery shows how many architectural roads crossed in milton keynesthe period saw the first designs by some of britain's leading practitioners, including sir terry farrell and sir jeremy dixon, whose colourful early projects are described by kenneth powellthe history is complex and few specialist studies have appeared to datethe essays are complemented by a time line charting the highlights of the s across culture and politicsoxfam books & music bedford the seventies: rediscovering a lost decade of british architecture (twentieth century architecture) paperback - 1 janthe eleven essays gathered in this volume demonstrate the variety and surprising zest of the decade, starting with an extended overview by elain harwood and alan powers, and articles describing new theatres, art galleries, mosques and officesthe s is increasingly seen as a crucial time of transition when, despite adverse economic conditions, new thinking emerged to modify the modernist beliefs of the s, incorporating greater concern for the realities of lifesome bumping to corner - see photo see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby alan (ed) harwood, elain & powers (author) this new journal from the c20 society is described by bridget cherry as 'essential reading for anyone who wants to understand that decade'Â wit, imagination, humility and sensitivity to people and environments helped to create more flexible approaches to the design of individual buildings and citiesother contributions tell personal stories of the decade, from the cartoonist louis hellman, the architect david rock and the historian gavin stamp
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The five plays translated here are those on which strindberg's international reputation as a dramatist principally rests and this edition embraces his crucial transition from naturalism to modernism, from his two finest achievements as a psychological realist, the father and miss julie, to the three plays in which he redefined the possibilities of european drama following his return to the theatre inmichael robinson's highly performable translations are based on the authoritative texts of the new edition of strindberg's collected works in sweden and include the preface to miss julie, strindberg's manifesto of theatrical naturalismintroduction textual note bibliography chronology explanatory notes see oxfam website for delivery information read more' strindberg was one of the most extreme, and ultimately the most influential theatrical innovators of the late nineteenth centuryoxfam bookshop cheltenham the father; a dream play; miss julie; the ghost sonata; the dance of death ibsen can sit serenely in his doll's house,' sean o'casey remarked, while strindberg is battling with his heaven and his hell
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethese are followed by discussions of the special nature of conrad's narrative techniques, his complex relationships with late-victorian imperialism and with literary modernism, and his influence on other writers and artistsa chronology and overview of conrad's life precede chapters that explore significant issues in his major writings, and deal in depth with individual workseach essay provides guidance to further reading, and a concluding chapter surveys the body of conrad criticismthrough a series of essays by leading conrad scholars aimed at both students and the general reader, the volume stimulates an informed appreciation of conrad's work based on an understanding of his cultural and historical situations and fictional techniquesoxfam shop magdelen street the cambridge companion to joseph conrad offers a wide-ranging introduction to the fiction of joseph conrad, one of the most influential novelists of the twentieth centurysome pencil marginalia throughout
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As the founding director of the bauhaus, gropius made inestimable contributions to his field, to the point that knowing his work is crucial to understanding modernismhis early buildings, such fagus boot-last factory and the bauhaus building in dessau, with their use of glass and industrial features, are still indispensable points of referencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter his emigration to the united states, he influenced the education of architects there and became, along with mies van der rohe, a leading proponent of the international styleborn and educated in germany, walter gropius () belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development of modern architecture
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