The Maritain factor : taking religion into interwar modernism /

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By studying the reception and perception of the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain, this book argues that European modernist artists and intellectuals sought a primordial finality in Catholicism. The French poet, writer, and surrealist filmmaker Jean Cocteau converted under the influence o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Heynickx, Rajesh, 1977-, Maeyer, Jan de, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, ©2010.
Colección:KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society ; 7.
Temas:
Maritain, Jacques, > 1882-1973 > Influence.
Maritain, Jacques, > 1882-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Maritain, Jacques, > 1882-1973
Neo-Scholasticism.
Modernism (Aesthetics)
Néo-scolastique.
Modernisme (Esthétique)
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Neo-Scholasticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:By studying the reception and perception of the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain, this book argues that European modernist artists and intellectuals sought a primordial finality in Catholicism. The French poet, writer, and surrealist filmmaker Jean Cocteau converted under the influence of Maritain. For the painters Gino Severini, a pioneer of Futurism, and Otto Van Rees, one of the first Dadaists -both converts- Maritain played the role of spiritual counselor. And when the promoter of abstract art Michel Seuphor embraced Catholic faith in the 1930s, he, too, had extensive contact w.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-205) and index.
ISBN:9789461661074
946166107X

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