History of a Shiver: The Sublime Impudence of Modernism

by Jed Rasula

An abrupt break in the prevailing modes of artistic expression, for many, marks the advent of modernism in the early twentieth century, but revisionary attempts to pin down a precise moment of its emergence remain disputed. History of a Shiver proffers a different approach, tracing the first inkling of modernism instead to the nineteenth century's fascination with music.

As Jed Rasula deftly shows, melomania--the passion for music--gave rise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199396299
• ISBN13: 9780199396290
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"