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Mental Life of Modernism
Why Poetry, Painting, and Music Changed at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Samuel Jay Keyser
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An academic study by Samuel Jay Keyser investigating the thinking and psychology underlying the modernist movement in the arts and letters. The work examines how modernists sought to revolutionize artistic and literary expression, reflecting the mental and cultural transformations of the early 20th century.
Keyser analyzes the connections between aesthetic innovation and cognitive transformation, exploring how the modernist mind reconfigured our understanding of art, language and meaning.
Book details
| Author | Samuel Jay Keyser |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Mental Life of Modernism |
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