Art, Design And Architecture In Central Europe 1890-1920 - Rilegato

Clegg, Elizabeth

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ISBN 10: 0300111207 ISBN 13: 9780300111200

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2006

Riassunto

In this unprecedentedly wide-ranging account of art, design, and architecture in the complex Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its momentous last decades, Elizabeth Clegg achieves a forceful integration of political and cultural developments. Comparing the situation in eight citiesamong them Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, and Zagrebthe author highlights contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this colorful and important region.The book deals with all the chief ethnic/national categories of Austria-Hungary and embraces all the visual arts. Focusing on their public display, appraisal, and consumption, Clegg shows how the harmonious/antagonistic coexistence of institutions, publications, and events gave rise to the dynamic art life of a period that would end in a turning point for Central Europe. As vividly revealed, this was a time and place marked by a simultaneous fear and celebration of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity that has enormous international resonance a century later.

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Recensione:

'The first comprehensive survey of a part of the European artistic heritage which has been relegated ... for far too long.' --Ilona Sármány-Parsons, Centropa

'[Clegg] recovers the complex and contentious,
multi-ethnic environment of the pre-World War I
Habsburg Empire.' --Anna Brzyski, The Art Newspaper

'A vivid, telling and very well informed chronicle
of the creative life ... of Austria-Hungary.' --Petr Wittlich, Umeni

L'autore:

Elizabeth Clegg is an independent scholar who has published widely on the visual arts in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Central Europe.

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0300111207
• ISBN 13: 9780300111200
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 305