Painting the Town Red: Politics and the Arts During the 1919 Hungarian Soviet Republic

By Bob Dent

Book Overview

In 1919, in the wake of World War I, for a brief period Hungary was a Soviet Republic. The republic didn't last, but the incredible effusion of art, music, film, theater, and literature that it generated did. Painting the Town Red offers an in-depth exploration of the incredible artistic flourishing brought about by the 1919 republic, showing how art and politics were intertwined--and how, for a brief time, artists saw themselves as playing a crucial part in the establishment of a new way of living and governing. Through close analyses of the works of a number of creators and a careful recounting of the history and politics of the 1919 republic, Bob Dent brings a largely forgotten moment back to life, with all its glory and, ultimately, disillusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745337767
• ISBN13: 9780745337760
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"