Regarding the Popular
| Author | : Sascha Bru |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 501 |
| Release | : 2011-11-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110274691 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110274698 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (698 Downloads) |
Download or read book Regarding the Popular written by Sascha Bru and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regarding the Popular charts the complex relationship between the avant-gardes and modernisms on the one hand and popular culture on the other. Covering (neo-)avant-gardists and modernists from various European countries, this second volume in the series European Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies explores the nature of so-called “low” culture, dealing with aspects as diverse as the everyday and the folkloric. Regarding the Popular charts the many ways in which the allegedly “high” modernists and avant-gardists looked at and represented the “low”. As such, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in the dynamic of modern experimental arts and literatures.