The Avant-garde Tradition in Literature
| Author | : Richard Kostelanetz |
| Publisher | : Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106006730631 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Avant-garde Tradition in Literature by : Richard Kostelanetz
Download or read book The Avant-garde Tradition in Literature written by Richard Kostelanetz and published by Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books. This book was released on 1982 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paradoxical title not only mocks the pretensions of Avant-garde movements that claim to be entirely new, but it also gives them the legitimacy of belonging to a long tradition of modernism. The wide variety of essays collected here range from Northrop Frye on archetypes to Bob Cobbing on concrete poetry.