The Integrity of the Avant-Garde: Karel Teige and the Biography of an Ambition
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Book Overview On what grounds do we speak of 'the avant-garde' in inter-war European culture? Why do we understand the conflicts and quarrels among the...
On what grounds do we speak of 'the avant-garde' in inter-war European culture? Why do we understand the conflicts and quarrels among these diverse movements as expressing a shared attitude - the culture of the manifesto, the drive to reject, to explore, to renew - that trumps the conflicts and quarrels themselves? Why do the stern rationalism of a functionalist building and the irreverent irrationalism of a Dadaist performance seem heralds of a similar spirit?The Czech avant-garde theorist Karel Teige (1900-1951) regarded architecture and film as providing the key to formulating a unified theory that would capture this 'integrity of the avant-garde'. Teige - whose thought has many points of contact with celebrated figures such as Georg Luk
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: LEGENDA | ISBN: 1839541660
FormatHardcover
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1839541660
EAN9781839541667
PublisherLEGENDA
Publication Date2024-03-04
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight2.0 Pounds
Length9.61 Inches
Width6.69 Inches
Height1.0 Inches
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