Classicism of the Twenties: Art, Music, and Literature

by Theodore Ziolkowski

The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. But the broader current of modernism encompassed many movements, and one of the most distinct and influential was a turn to classicism.

In Classicism of the Twenties, Theodore Ziolkowski offers a compelling account of that movement. Giving equal attention to music, art, and literature, and focusing in particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022618398X
• ISBN13: 9780226183985
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"