Classicism of the Twenties

Download or read book Classicism of the Twenties written by Theodore Ziolkowski and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title defines the theory and practice of 'classicism' as practised in the 1920s by a number of composers, writers, and artists, setting it off against other movements of the period that are customarily grouped together under the general heading of 'modernism'. It argues that classicism is a more precise term than neo-classicism during this period, since every classicism from antiquity to the present shares certain common qualities as well as characteristics of its own time.