Modernism
The Lure of Heresy
Peter Gay (Author)
“Rich, learned, briskly written, maddening yet necessary study.”—Lee Siegel, New York Times Book Review
Peter Gay explores the shocking modernist rebellion that, beginning in the 1840s, transformed art, literature, music, and film. Modernism presents a thrilling pageant of heretics that includes Oscar Wilde, Pablo Picasso, D. W. Griffiths, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Walter Gropius, Arnold Schoenberg, and (of course!) Andy Warhol.
Book Details
- Paperback
- August 2010
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ISBN 978-0-393-33396-1
- 6.2 × 9.3 in
/ 640 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide including Canada, Singapore and Malaysia, but excluding the British Commonwealth.
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Hardcover
Endorsements & Reviews
“It’s done so gracefully, and engagingly, that even as I raced to finish before our interview, I couldn’t make myself skim.” — Katie Bolick, Boston Globe
“A masterful work of cultural history . . . and it’s truly a pleasure to read.” — Mia Fineman, Slate
“A sweeping survey . . . offering shrewd analyses.” — William Grimes, The New York Times
“Peter Gay is perhaps our leading historian of culture and ideas.” — Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times
“An ambitious survey . . . [by] a superior popularizer.” — Michael Dirda, Washington Post
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