Rites of Spring: The Great War and The Birth of the Modern Age

Modris Eksteins

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Editore: Transworlds Publication, London, 1989

0593018621 / 9780593018620

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Book condition is near fine. Hard cover. 1st edition, published1989. Dust jacket near fine, no tear. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Book boards are clean front and back of the book. Over-all a great and neat copy of the first edition. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight is over 500gram. Actual weight of the book is 0.768kg. AI Mode conversation: Rites of Spring: The Great War and The Birth of the Modern Age Rites of Spring: The Great War and The Birth of the Modern Age Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age is a seminal 1989 cultural history book by Latvian-Canadian historian Modris Eksteins. The book explores how the cataclysm of World War I shattered 19th-century aesthetics and morality, giving rise to the modern avant-garde mindset, psychological disorientation, and totalitarianism. Core Themes Art as Life: The title draws from Igor Stravinsky’s radical 1913 ballet, The Rite of Spring, which caused a riot in Paris. Eksteins argues the ballet's themes of sacrifice, primal energy, and rebellion foreshadowed the chaos of the Great War. Germany as the Modern Pioneer: Eksteins posits that pre-WWI Germany was the most technologically advanced and culturally restless nation. It championed "spirit" (Geist) and constant becoming over the rigid, bourgeois status quo of Britain and France. The Myth of the War: The book tracks the psychological shift of Europe from the romantic enthusiasm of 1914 to the bitter, nihilistic disillusionment of trench warfare.The Birth of Kitsch: Eksteins shows how the trauma of the war blurred the lines between high art and popular culture. This vacuum allowed political movements like National Socialism to treat politics as a form of theatrical, aestheticized myth-making.…

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Titolo
Rites of Spring: The Great War and The Birth of the Modern Age
Autore
Modris Eksteins
Editore
Transworlds Publication, London
Anno di pubblicazione
1989
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Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0593018621
ISBN 13
9780593018620
Stampa
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Peso dell'articolo
0,768 chilogrammi

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