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Modern/Postmodern : A Study in Twentieth-Century Arts and Ideas /

Silvio Gaggi's survey of the vast terrain of twentieth century arts and ideas is unique not only for its scope but also for the clarity and cohesiveness it brings to wide-ranging, seemingly disparate works. By identifying underlying epistemological, aesthetic, and ethical issues. Gaggi draws co...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Gaggi, Silvio
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991, 1989.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; List of Plates; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Las Meninas and Other Reflections; The Pirandellian and Brechtian Modes; Modern and Postmodern; 2. Self-Conscious Theatre; Pirandellian Metatheatre; Brecht's Self-Referential Theatre; Genet: Pirandellian Ritual, Brechtian Mask; Two Directions of Self-Critical Art; Skepticism and Self-Critical Art; 3. Replications and Convergences; Pop as Postmodern; From Combine to Performance; The Convergence of the Arts; Life Imitates Art; 4. Projecting Genres, Projecting Selves; Godard's Breathless; Bergman's Persona.
  • 5. Writing About Writing: John Fowles and John BarthPirandellian and Brechtian Aspects of the Fiction of John Fowles; John Barth's Hall of Mirrors; LETTERS and the Metafictional Impasse; 6. Postmodernism, Posthumanism, and Politics; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A ; B ; C ; D ; E ; F ; G ; H ; I ; J ; K ; L ; M ; N ; O ; P ; Q ; R ; S ; T ; U ; V ; W.