A Concise Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes
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| Title: | A Concise Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes |
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| Description: | For a concise edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz selects entries from the 2018 third edition. Typically he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Samuel Johnson (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a'reference book'to be enjoyed, not only in bits and chunks but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if he or she planned to be stranded on a desert isle. |
| Authors: | Richard Kostelanetz |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Arts, Modern--21st century--Dictionaries, Arts, Modern--20th century--Dictionaries, Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--History--21st century--Dictionaries, Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--History--20th century--Dictionaries |
| Categories: | ART / American / General, ART / History / 20th & 21st Century, ART / Popular Culture, ART / Reference, ART / Performance, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | For a concise edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz selects entries from the 2018 third edition. Typically he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Samuel Johnson (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a'reference book'to be enjoyed, not only in bits and chunks but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if he or she planned to be stranded on a desert isle. |
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| ISBN: | 9781138577435 9781138577442 9781351266864 9781351266871 9781351266888 |
