Expressionism

by Shulamith Behr

Book Overview

Expressionism was united by a rejection of Impressionism and a search for an inner, essential reality behind the external world of appearances. Nietzsche's writings also inspired Expressionists to emphasize "personal expression" during the creative process that rendered their works jarring, apparently unresolved and distorted. In this accessible introduction to the history of Expressionism, the characteristics of the movement are surveyed less in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521788471
• ISBN13: 9780521788472
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.4"