Concepts of the World: The French Avant-Garde and the Idea of the International, 1910-1940 Volume 42

by Effie Rentzou

How did the avant-garde imagine its interconnected world? And how does this legacy affect our understanding of the global today?

The writers and artists of the French avant-garde aspired to reach a global audience that would be wholly transformed by their work. In this study, Effie Rentzou delves deep into their depictions of the interwar world as an international and modern landscape, one marked by a varied cosmopolitanism. The avant-garde's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810145065
• ISBN13: 9780810145061
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"