Marxism and the history of art : from William Morris to the New Left /
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| Imprint: | London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto, 2006. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Marxism and culture Marxism and culture. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11403393 |
| Summary: | This book is the first comprehensive introduction to Marxist approaches to art history. Although the aesthetic was a crucial part of Marx and Engels's thought, they left no full statement on the arts. Although there is an abundant scholarship on Marxist approaches to literature, the historiography of the visual arts has been largely neglected.<br> <br> <br> <br> This book encompasses a range of influential thinkers and historians including William Morris, Mikhail Lifshits, Frederick Antal, Francis Klingender, Max Raphael, Meyer Schapiro, Walter Benjamin, Henri Lefebvre and Arnold Hauser. It also addresses the heritage of the New Left. In the spirit of Marxism, the authors interpret the achievements and limitations of Marxist art history in relation to the historical and political circumstances of its production, providing an indispensable introduction to contemporary radical practices in the field. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-267) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783716159 1783716150 9781783716166 1783716169 0745323308 0745323294 9780745323299 9780745323305 1783716177 |