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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 misleadingoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon yale university presssuch oppositions are instances of "paradoxy"-an apparent clarity that covers real confusionhardback with unclipped d/j in excellent condition - some light marking to back of jacket otherwise book is as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe 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 mediocrityit 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 studied
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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 condition there is slight wear at the top of the spine, but otherwise this copy is nearly as new inside and outreadings 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
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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 legacyoxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 augfor 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 publishedseeking 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 poundan as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 organizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 composersthis 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 historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 distinct
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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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The 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'Â 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 identitysee 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 technologyhe documents evidence of a cultural tradition he calls 'reactionary modernism' found in the writings of german engineers and of the major intellectuals of theweimar right: ernst juenger, oswald spengler, werner sombart, hans freyer, carl schmitt, and martin heidegger
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This exhibition offered a sample card of the nieuwe bouwen / modernism in the swith numerous black and white photos and plans (in the back of the work)ritzen, belgian architect from the interwar period(stamp on the first page)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea collector’s itemcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein outstanding condition with little to no signs of usethis was the copy of josplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery rare work concerning two houses by le corbusier, built for the ‘werkbundsiedlung stuttgart’
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Annan examines the sages and the movements that influenced them - pacifism, collectivism and modernismoxford, cambridge and the lse were the three main places where they formed their mindsdust jacket spine is discolouredsee 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 britain
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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 )arnoldo mondadori editore , first edition, italian textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirepertorio by giuliana gramignapublished 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 designour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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modernism from japanspectacular designsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableperfect for framingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 woodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe petition was drafted by members of the german anti-duel league and the manuscript was written in vienna on 4 decemberpetition made by the european anti-duel league to queen regent maria christina of habsburg-lorraine to promote the suppression of duels of honour in spainplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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‘hans richter, activism, modernism and avant-garde’stedelijk museum, amsterdam‘hans richter ’akademie der kunstebound hardcover, 154 pprichly illustrated in black and white and in colourare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioffered: hans richter‘schilder malt, filmer malt’edited by stephen fosterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewithout paginationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteillustrations in colour and black and whitecatalogue has a few different kinds of paper and colour and black and white illustrationsexceptionally wonderful designed catalogue by: willem sandberghardcover with dust jacket, 329 pp
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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 dixonfirst edition, first printingezra 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 landscapehardcover with dustjacketnina rappaport is an architectural critic, a curator, and a historianare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiliving 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 ihis 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 sour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetext in englishcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletext: nina rappaport, erica stolleryale university pressperfect conditionnew, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foilintroduction: andy grundbergplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestoller () elevated architectural photography to an art form, capturing the mood of numerous buildings in their best lighterica stoller is director of esto, the photographic agency founded by ezra stoller
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Stunning stylised and geometric lines that herald modernism - circa a very long base that gives the sculpture its dynamicsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipanther on the hunt, bronze-style decorative cast iron proof, art deco periodsigned by nollet, french sculptorthe green-dominated patina includes red-brown patchesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea 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 websiteon a two-tone base of beautifully veined black and white marble
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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 postmoderncontemporary 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 work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedthe 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'this 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 alperslawrence, 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 languagethe only writing i have ever been jealous ofthe 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 insightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop pershore 'i was jealous of her writing' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to admire mansfield's work: thomas hardy, d
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Good overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centuryoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spinethis 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 studiesdrawing 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 lifeits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits 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 fascismthe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languagewhile 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 biographiesit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to power
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Oxfam shop cowley road hardcover with dust jacket over black boardspublished by lund humphries, first edition including essays from leading art writers, this book provides an insight into the career of one of britain's most innovative contemporary landscape artistsby ian collins, peter davies, simon martin, christiana payne and william varley, with a foreword by wendy baronsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreproviding 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 era 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 timewhile 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
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Together with pablo picasso, he counts among the most important representatives of classical modernismtotal size: 36 x 53 cm read morein the middle you can see the typical foldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis appeared in a limited edition of pieces with a signature of matisse in the plate and datedhenri matisse was a french artistthe lithograph was printed at the world-famous mourlot print shop in paris inthe sheet is in good, age-appropriate conditionon the left edge the sheet has a minimal tearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit is an original lithograph and not a later reprintcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe title "apollon" is printed on the backon the back, the sheet is slightly finger-stainedthis lithograph bears the title "apollon" by henry matisseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 biblesee 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 dimensionsoxfam 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 inspiration
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He later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismthe 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"kay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurythe book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unreadsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas 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 rootsit moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildings
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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 keynessome bumping to corner - see photo see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe history is complex and few specialist studies have appeared to date 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 stampoxfam books & music bedford the seventies: rediscovering a lost decade of british architecture (twentieth century architecture) paperback - 1 janthe essays are complemented by a time line charting the highlights of the s across culture and politicsthe 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 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 lifethe 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 officesby 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'
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Oxfam 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' strindberg was one of the most extreme, and ultimately the most influential theatrical innovators of the late nineteenth centurymichael 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 naturalismthe 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 inintroduction textual note bibliography chronology explanatory notes see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Some pencil marginalia throughouta 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 criticismoxfam 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 centurythrough 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 techniques 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 artists
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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 moreborn and educated in germany, walter gropius () belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development of modern architectureafter 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 style
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