Theorising the Avant-Garde Modernism, Expressionism, and the Problem of Postmodernity |
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| Author:
| Murphy, Richard |
| Contribution by:
| Cascardi, Anthony
Macksey, Richard |
| Series title: | Literature, Culture, Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-64869-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.99 |
Book Description:
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In Modernism, Expressionism and Theories of the Avant-Garde Richard Murphy mobilises theories of the postmodern to challenge our understanding of the avant-garde and assesses its importance for the debates among theorists of postmodernism such as Jameson, Eagleton, Lyotard and Habermas. Murphy reconsiders the classic formulations of the Avant-Garde and investigates the relationship between art and politics via a discussion of Marcuse, Adorno and Benjamin. Combining close textual...
More DescriptionIn Modernism, Expressionism and Theories of the Avant-Garde Richard Murphy mobilises theories of the postmodern to challenge our understanding of the avant-garde and assesses its importance for the debates among theorists of postmodernism such as Jameson, Eagleton, Lyotard and Habermas. Murphy reconsiders the classic formulations of the Avant-Garde and investigates the relationship between art and politics via a discussion of Marcuse, Adorno and Benjamin. Combining close textual readings of a wide range of films as well as works of literature, this interdisciplinary project will appeal to all those interested in twentieth-century modernist movements and postmodernity.