| The Psychologizing of Modernity: Art, Architecture and History Contributor(s): Jarzombek, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521147638 ISBN-13: 9780521147637 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Psychology |
| Dewey: 111.850 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Psychologizing of Modernity, Mark Jarzombek examines the impact of psychology on twentieth-century aesthetics. Analyzing the interface among psychology, art history and avant-gardist practices, he also reflects on the longevity of the myth of aesthetic individuality as it infiltrated not only avant-garde art, but also history writing. The principle focus of this study is pre-World War II Germany, where theories of empathy and Entartung emerged; and postwar America, where artists, critics and historians gradually shifted from their reliance on psychology to philosophy, and most recently, to theory. |