Classicism of the Twenties Art, Music, and Literature
Synopsis
The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. But the broader current of modernism encompassed many movements, and one of the most distinct and influential was a turn to classicism.In Classicism of the Twenties, Theodore Ziolkowski offers a compelling account of that movement. Giving equal attention to music, art, and literature, and focusing in particular on the works of Stravinsky, Picasso, and T. S. Eliot, he shows how the turn to classicism manifested itself. In reaction both to the excesses of neoromanticism and early modernism and to the horrors of World War I—and with respectful detachment—artists, writers, and composers adapted themes and forms from the past and tried to imbue their own works with the values of simplicity and order that epitomized earlier classicisms.
By identifying elements common to all three arts, and carefully situating classicism within the broader sweep of modernist movements, Ziolkowski presents a refreshingly original view of the cultural life of the 1920s.
Book details
- Author:
- Theodore Ziolkowski
- ISBN:
- 9780226184036
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780226183985
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- Pages:
- 224
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2020-11-01
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Copyright by:
- The University of Chicago Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, History, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Music, Nonfiction