The Theory of the Avant-Garde

Convinced that all aspects of modern culture have been affected by avant-garde art, Renato Poggioli explores the relationship between the avant-garde and civilization. Historical parallels and modern examples from all the arts are used to show how the avant-garde is both symptom and cause of many major extra-aesthetic trends of our time, and that the contemporary avant-garde is the sole and authentic one.Author: Renato PoggioliPublisher: Belknap PressPublished: 10/15/1981Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 7.98h x 6.02w x 0.75dISBN13: 9780674882164ISBN10: 0674882164BISAC Categories:- Literary Criticism | General- Art | History | Contemporary (1945- )