Author

Publication

1963 - Faber and Faber, London

Language

English

Word Count

48,500 words, Guess

Page Count

194 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC701W763.2
  • LCCN7445 W5 1963

Description

Will works of the imagination ever regain the power they once had to challenge and mould society and the individual? This was the question posed by Edgar Wind's influential Reith Lectures delivered in 1960 and later expanded into his book Art and Anarchy. The book examines the various forces that have fashioned the modern view of the art, from mechanization and fear of intellect to connoisseurship and--perhaps the fundamental weakness of our age--the dispassionate acceptance of art. In the course of his discussion, Wind surveyed a wide range of topics in the history of painting, literature, music, and the plastic arts from the Renaissance to modern times.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The Reith lectures 1960 rev. and enl

Other Editions

  • Art and anarchyFaber and Faber1963-01-01
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