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Theorising the Avant-Garde : Modernism, Expressionism, and the Problem of Postmodernity (Literature, Culture, Theory)
Theorising the AvantGarde Modernism Expressionism and the Problem of Postmodernity - Literature, Culture, Theory Author:Richard Murphy In Theorizing the Avant-Garde Richard Murphy mobilizes theories of the postmodern to challenge our understanding of the avant-garde and assesses its importance for the debates among theorists of postmodernism such as Jameson, Eagleton, Lyotard and Habermas. Murphy reconsiders the classic formulations of the avant-garde and investigates the relat... more »ionship between art and politics via a discussion of Marcuse, Adorno and Benjamin. Combining close textual readings of a wide range of films as well as works of literature, this interdisciplinary project will appeal to all those interested in twentieth-century modernist movements and postmodernity.« less