Cold modernism : literature, fashion, art / Jessica Burstein.
Cold modernism : literature, fashion, art / Jessica Burstein.
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Publisher
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.
Date
2012.
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N700.4112/14
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 321 p. ; Ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction. Nothing personal -- Amuse-bouche -- Waspish segments -- Interregnum I. A doll is being beaten -- Modernism and the little black dress -- Loy, Inc. -- Interregnum II. The legs of Balthus -- Epilogue. Imitation and its discontents.
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Publisher
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
"Explores a significant but overlooked aspect of early twentieth-century modernism, one that focuses on surface appearance rather than interiority or psychological depth. Looks at the writers Wyndham Lewis and Mina Loy, the artists Balthus and Hans Bellmer, and the fashion designer Coco Chanel"--Provided by publisher.
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Cold modernism : literature, fashion, art / Jessica Burstein.
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Refiguring modernism ; 17.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-309) and index.
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N700.4112/14
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74VvbL7Wdqm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbL7Wdqm3
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0271053763 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780271053769 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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700/.4112
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991014849589702626
