Tag: Avant

The Poetics of the Avant-garde in Literature, Arts, and Philosophy


Free Download Slav N. Gratchev, "The Poetics of the Avant-garde in Literature, Arts, and Philosophy"
English | ISBN: 1793615748 | 2020 | 246 pages | EPUB, PDF | 9 MB + 4 MB
The Poetics of the Avant-garde in Literature, Arts, and Philosophy presents a range of chapters written by a highly international group of scholars from disciplines such as literary studies, arts, theatre, and philosophy to analyze the ambitions of avant-garde artists. Together, these essays highlight the interdisciplinary scope of the historic avant-garde and the interconnectedness of its artists.

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Contagion, Hygiene, and the European Avant-Garde


Free Download David Hopkins, "Contagion, Hygiene, and the European Avant-Garde "
English | ISBN: 1032284994 | 2023 | 204 pages | EPUB, PDF | 12 MB + 33 MB
This interdisciplinary collection of essays brings together scholars in the fields of art history, theatre, visual culture, and literature to explore intersections between the European avant-garde (c. 1880-1945) and themes of health and hygiene, such as illness, contagion, cleanliness, and contamination.

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The New Avant-Garde in Italy Theoretical Debate and Poetic Practices


Free Download John Picchione, "The New Avant-Garde in Italy: Theoretical Debate and Poetic Practices"
English | 2004 | pages: 261 | ISBN: 0802089941 | PDF | 12,9 mb
The debate on literature and the arts provoked by the Italian neoavant-garde (neoavanguardia) is undoubtedly one of the most animated and controversial the country has witnessed from World War II to the present. Comprising the period between the late 1950s and the late 1960s, the phenomenon of the neoavanguardia involved key writers, critics, and artists, both as insiders – Sanguineti, Balestrini, Guglielmi, Eco, and others – and adversaries such as Pasolini, Calvino, and Moravia.

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