Expressionism Reassessed
Published on 11. November 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-7190-3844-0 (ISBN)
Description
Focuses on the multi-disciplinary development of expressionism, setting it in a cultural, political and historical context. The contributors explore the manifestations of this influential, yet loosely-defined, movement in painting, music, theatre, sculpture, film, opera, architecture and dance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
31 b&w illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-3844-0 (9780719038440)
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Content
Concepts, philosophy, geography - expressionism - a health warning, David Elliot; the philosophy of expressionism and the notion of the Gesamtkunstwerk, Peter Vergo; expressionism in Scandinavia, Marit Werenskiold; expressionism in exile in Britain, J.M. Ritchie; the visual arts - metaphors of nature in early expressionist art, Gill Perry; expressionism and neue sachlichkeit, Wieland Schmied; expressionist film, Werner Sudendorf; expressionist sculpture, Erich Ranfft; expressionist architecture, Dennis Sharp; music - Schonenberg and definitions of musical expressionism, Stephen Hinton; the search for autonomy, Christopher Hailey; "Wilde Musik" - composers and critics, Peter Franklin; dance - expressionism and dance - a literary perspective, Manfred Kuxdorf; the body and dance - Kirchner's Swiss work, Colin Rhodes; theatre - religion and expressionist theatre, Raymond Furness; Kandinsky's "Violet", Shulamith Behr; Schreyer's theatre works and the use of masks, Brian Keith-Smith; culture and anarchy in expressionist drama, Rhys Williams.