A Concise Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes Contributor(s): Kostelanetz, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138577448 ISBN-13: 9781138577442 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Reference - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Music |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2019029847 |
Physical Information: 216 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For a concise edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz selects entries from the 2018 third edition. Typically he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Samuel Johnson (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a "reference book" to be enjoyed, not only in bits and chunks but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if he or she planned to be stranded on a desert isle. |