Post-Impressionism to World War II (Blackwell Anthologies in Art History)

Book Overview

Post-Impressionism to World War II is an exciting anthology of the best art history writings of the Post-Impressionist period. Several key essays by critics including Benjamin, Greenberg and B rger knit together primary sources and classic, "canonical" criticism.

Collects the most important writings on art history from Post-Impressionism to the mid-20th century, covering both canonical and contemporary perspectives
Offers a chronicle of avant-garde practice during an especially creative, if volatile, period of history
Features several key essays by critics including Benjamin, Greenberg and B rger
Includes recent critical interventions from a range of methodological perspectives - both well-known and less familiar
Organizes material thematically, and features introductory essays to each of the five sections
Provides a valuable, stimulating resource for students and teachers alike and offers new ways to think about and teach this important period in art history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405111526
• ISBN13: 9781405111522
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.8"