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The necessity of art : a Marxist approach

By Ernst Fischer; Anna Bostock

Book information

Year
1963
ISBN
9780140551518, 0140551514
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
713 kB (729715 bytes)
Series
Pelican books
Pages
135\0
Topic
Art
Time added
2021-02-20 13:34:05
marxism;communism;art

Description

The Austrian poet and critic supports the idea of the universal necessity of art by exploring the history of literary and fine arts from a Marxist point of view. Ch I. THE FUNCTION OF ART Ch II. THE ORIGINS OF ART Tools Language Making Alike The Power of Magic Art and the Class Society Ch III. ART AND CAPITALISM Romanticism Folk Art L'art pour l'art Impressionism Naturalism Symbolism and Mysticism Alienation Nihilism Dehumanization Fragmentation Mystification The Flight from Society Realism Socialist Realism Ch IV. CONTENT AND FORM Crystals Ornaments Living Organisms SocietySubject, Content, Meaning How the Meaning of a Subject Changes Interpretation of a Picture Giotto Society and Style Form and Social Experience The Magic Cave Nostalgia for the “Source” The World and Language of Poetry Music Ch V. THE LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF REALITY Art and the Masses Between Rise and Decline The Dream of the Day after Tomorrow

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