The Politics of Modernism Against the New Conformists |
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| Author:
| Williams, Raymond |
| Series title: | Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85984-161-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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This is an exploration of the ambivalent relationship between revolutionary politics and modernist or avant-garde art. Williams clarifies many of the issues that have dogged recent critical discussion: the term "modernism" itself; the distinction between modernism and avant garde; and the possibility of a cultural theory "beyond the modern" which avoids the pitfalls of postmodernism.
This is an exploration of the ambivalent relationship between revolutionary politics and modernist or avant-garde art. Williams clarifies many of the issues that have dogged recent critical discussion: the term "modernism" itself; the distinction between modernism and avant garde; and the possibility of a cultural theory "beyond the modern" which avoids the pitfalls of postmodernism.