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This popular anthology of twentieth-century art theoretical texts has now been expanded to take account of new research, and to include significant contributions to art theory from the 1990s.* New edition of this popular anthology of twentieth-century art-theoretical texts.* Now updated to include the results of new research, together with significant contributions from the 1990s.* Includes writings by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures.* The editors provide contextual introductions to 340 texts.* Complements Art in Theory 1648-1815 and Art in Theory 1815-1900 to create a complete survey of the theories underpinning the development of art in the modern period.
| ISBN | 0631227083 | | Pages | 1288 | | ISBN13 | 9780631227083
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 1628 | | Imprint | Blackwell Publishers | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780631165750 | | Publication date | 23 Sep 2002 | | Height (mm) | 243 | | Non-book description | xxvii, 1258 p. ; | | Width (mm) | 172 | | Library of Congress | N6490.A716 | | Spine width (mm) | 51 | | DEWEY | 709.04 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Preface and Acknowledgements | | | | | | A Note on the Presentation and Editing of Texts | | | | | | General Introduction | | | | Pt. I | | The Legacy of Symbolism | | | | Pt. II | | The Idea of the Modern World | | | | Pt. III | | Rationalization and Transformation | | | | Pt. IV | | Freedom, Responsibility and Power | | | | Pt. V | | The Individual and the Social | | | | Pt. VI | | The Moment of Modernism | | | | Pt. VII | | Institutions and Objections | | | | Pt. VIII | | Ideas of the Postmodern | | | | | | Bibliography | | | | | | Copyright Acknowledgements | | | | | | Index | | |
"Occasionally one comes across a book that is at once compelling and frightening, a book that excites and disorientates, a book with intimations of the sublime. Art in Theory is such a book. An indispensable source book." (Arlis News-Sheet)  Be the first to write a customer review
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