Theatre, Performance and the Historical Avant-Garde

by Günter Berghaus

Book Overview

This study traces the origins of European modernism in Nineteenth-century Paris, examining every major avant-garde movement that sprung from this epicentre in the early Twentieth century: Expressionism, Dadaism, etc. In this wide-ranging overview Berghaus demonstrates a mastery of primary and secondary sources in several different languages.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403969558
• ISBN13: 9781403969552
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.4"