Modernism's Mythic Pose
| Author | : Carrie J. Preston |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2014-07-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199384587 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199384584 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (584 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modernism's Mythic Pose by : Carrie J. Preston
Download or read book Modernism's Mythic Pose written by Carrie J. Preston and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modernism's Mythic Pose recovers the tradition of Delsartism, a popular international movement that promoted bodily and vocal solo performances, particularly for women. This strain of classical-antimodernism shaped dance, film, and poetics. Its central figure, the mythic pose, expressed both skepticism and nostalgia and functioned as an ambivalent break from modernity.
