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German Encounters with Modernism, 1840-1945

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title German Encounters with Modernism, 1840-1945
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Paret
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:294
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521794565
ClassificationsDewey:709.43
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 8 Plates, color; 58 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 February 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In German Encounters with Modernism, Peter Paret traces the reception of modern art, from the 1840s through the Nazi era, through the lens of social and political developments in Germany. Addressing broad cultural topics, such as the early history of Expressionism, the role of anti-Semitism in German reactions to modernism, the impact of World War I on the arts, and the function of art, both as a political target and a political weapon, it also includes new interpretations of the work of artists such as the sculptor Ernst Barlach. Based on new archival discoveries, published here for the first time, this study combines a strong narrative approach with interdisciplinary analysis. It opens new perspectives on the history of German art in a critically important, and ultimately tragic period of German history.

Reviews

'This latest volume is a worthy addition, informed throughout by a deep and humane understanding of the political, the intellectual, the symbolic and the visual.' Burlington Magazine