Articles related to "Modernism"
Modern Thinking – Part II - Modernism
The second in a series of digressions from preservation. This article is a study of Modernism, its philosophy and execution.
modernism
The second in a series of digressions from preservation. This article is a study of Modernism, its philosophy and execution.
modernism
A Wild Bohemian Bunch
This article concerns the glittering bohemians of the Bloomsbury set.
bloomsbury • virgina woolf • lytton strachey • dora carrington • victorian
This article concerns the glittering bohemians of the Bloomsbury set.
bloomsbury • virgina woolf • lytton strachey • dora carrington • victorian
M's View of "The Invisible Man" Part One of Two
A first-person response to Ralph Ellison's modern American classic. The first part of this essay recounts my initial impressions of "The Invisible Man, while the second part seeks to address the book's lasting significance in American literature and history.
literature • ralph ellison • modernism • civil rights • invisible man
A first-person response to Ralph Ellison's modern American classic. The first part of this essay recounts my initial impressions of "The Invisible Man, while the second part seeks to address the book's lasting significance in American literature and history.
literature • ralph ellison • modernism • civil rights • invisible man
Medieval Phoenix
World War I, World War II, cathedrals, medieval, destruction, reconstruction, modernism, post modernism, Catholic, art, architecture, stained glass, George R. Hoelzeman
world war i • world war ii • cathedrals • medieval • destruction
World War I, World War II, cathedrals, medieval, destruction, reconstruction, modernism, post modernism, Catholic, art, architecture, stained glass, George R. Hoelzeman
world war i • world war ii • cathedrals • medieval • destruction
Modern Thinking: Part I - The Victorians
The first in a series of digressions from preservation. This first article is a study of Victorian architecture and how it portrays the philosophy of the era.
victorian • modernism
The first in a series of digressions from preservation. This first article is a study of Victorian architecture and how it portrays the philosophy of the era.
victorian • modernism
Orthodox Christian Church and Ecumenism
Ecumenism in the Orthodox Church - Definitions, practice, and policies.
council • ecumenism • church • religion bishop • doctrine
Ecumenism in the Orthodox Church - Definitions, practice, and policies.
council • ecumenism • church • religion bishop • doctrine
Putting Together The Pieces (Part One of Two)
The Struggle for Identity of American Modernist Poet H.D., As Manifested In Her Novel, HERmione, And In Her Early Modernist Poetry
poetry • modernism • ezra pound • hermione
The Struggle for Identity of American Modernist Poet H.D., As Manifested In Her Novel, HERmione, And In Her Early Modernist Poetry
poetry • modernism • ezra pound • hermione
Putting Together the Pieces (Part Two of Two)
The Struggle for Identity of American Modernist Poet H.D., As Manifested In Her Novel, HERmione, And In Her Early Modernist Poetry
american poetry • modernism • hilda doolittle • hermione • leda
The Struggle for Identity of American Modernist Poet H.D., As Manifested In Her Novel, HERmione, And In Her Early Modernist Poetry
american poetry • modernism • hilda doolittle • hermione • leda
The Aesthetic Dress Movement, Part I
This article looks at the Aesthetic Dress movement,which helped to define modern fashion.
fashion • art • modernism • clothes • victorian
This article looks at the Aesthetic Dress movement,which helped to define modern fashion.
fashion • art • modernism • clothes • victorian
The agnostic fallacy
Agnosticism pretends to be a reasonable alternative, but it is a fallacious position.
agnostic • agnosticism • knowledge • post-modernist-post-modernism • atheism
Agnosticism pretends to be a reasonable alternative, but it is a fallacious position.
agnostic • agnosticism • knowledge • post-modernist-post-modernism • atheism
Victorian Themes in Tennessee Williams' Plays (Part One of Two)
Along with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams is commonly held to be one of the greatest American playwrights of the MODERN age. In many respects, however, I believe that his work subscribes to a Victorian, pre-modernist tradition, which I have attempted to evoke here.
tennessee williams • plays • victorianism • modernism
Along with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams is commonly held to be one of the greatest American playwrights of the MODERN age. In many respects, however, I believe that his work subscribes to a Victorian, pre-modernist tradition, which I have attempted to evoke here.
tennessee williams • plays • victorianism • modernism
Victorian Themes in Tennessee Williams' Plays (Part Two of Two)
Along with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams is commonly held to be one of the greatest American playwrights of the MODERN age. In many respects, however, I believe that his work subscribes to a Victorian, pre-Modernist tradition, which I have attempted to evoke here.
tennessee williams • victorianism • modernism • theatre • themes
Along with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams is commonly held to be one of the greatest American playwrights of the MODERN age. In many respects, however, I believe that his work subscribes to a Victorian, pre-Modernist tradition, which I have attempted to evoke here.
tennessee williams • victorianism • modernism • theatre • themes
Holistic Medicine
Doctors pay lip-service to the holistic approach to medicine, being in thrall to the evidence-based approach. Will we see a post-modern rebellion to 'Gray's Anatomy'?
holistic medicine • evidence-based medicine • post-modernism • gray's anatomy • susan sontag
Doctors pay lip-service to the holistic approach to medicine, being in thrall to the evidence-based approach. Will we see a post-modern rebellion to 'Gray's Anatomy'?
holistic medicine • evidence-based medicine • post-modernism • gray's anatomy • susan sontag
London Fields by Martin Amis
Martin Amis' 1989 London Fields is much more than a murder mystery. Exploring its use of language, its powerful setting, and its fascinating characters.
amis • london • fields • fiction • modern
Martin Amis' 1989 London Fields is much more than a murder mystery. Exploring its use of language, its powerful setting, and its fascinating characters.
amis • london • fields • fiction • modern
One of Ours
Willa Cather's Fifth Novel is as Enduring and Complex as any Written about the Great War
willa cather • pulitzer prize • one of ours • world war i • american modernism
Willa Cather's Fifth Novel is as Enduring and Complex as any Written about the Great War
willa cather • pulitzer prize • one of ours • world war i • american modernism
Oscar Wilde's To My Wife
Oscar Wilde is noted more for his plays than for his poems. He was a proponent of "art for art's sake," a kind of precursor to the fragmentation of modernism.
oscar wilde • to my wife • fragmentation • modernism • elizabethan sonnet
Oscar Wilde is noted more for his plays than for his poems. He was a proponent of "art for art's sake," a kind of precursor to the fragmentation of modernism.
oscar wilde • to my wife • fragmentation • modernism • elizabethan sonnet
The Coming Trends
Like the Mir Space Station, human beings have endured long beyond their useful life. How much longer can it go on? The answer to that question is beyond the capabilities of our staff of noted gadabouts, but they have managed to compile a short list of what’s to come in the ensuing year
new urbanism • predictions • preservation
Like the Mir Space Station, human beings have endured long beyond their useful life. How much longer can it go on? The answer to that question is beyond the capabilities of our staff of noted gadabouts, but they have managed to compile a short list of what’s to come in the ensuing year
new urbanism • predictions • preservation
Postmodernism: Multiplicty, Hybridity, and Duplicity
What is postmodernism…really? Well, that is an interesting question with no single answer. That’s one of the basic premises of postmodernism; not only does it privilege multiplicity but it resists definition too.
postmodernism • postmodern • modernism • modern • fiction
What is postmodernism…really? Well, that is an interesting question with no single answer. That’s one of the basic premises of postmodernism; not only does it privilege multiplicity but it resists definition too.
postmodernism • postmodern • modernism • modern • fiction
Define It
A few "academic" definitions to get your pomo-mojo working. From here, in the next article, we'll work around to how this affects the church.
postmodern • postmodernism • church • christianity • christian
A few "academic" definitions to get your pomo-mojo working. From here, in the next article, we'll work around to how this affects the church.
postmodern • postmodernism • church • christianity • christian
Alf Crossley: The Kootenays in Brushstrokes
Crossley's paintings incorporate, not only Modernism or elements of natural settings, but advancement of 2-dimensional landscape art into the 21st century (Part 2 of 3).
alf crossley • kootenay gallery of art • modernism and post-modernism in western canada • canadian landscape painters • ethics of photojournalism
Crossley's paintings incorporate, not only Modernism or elements of natural settings, but advancement of 2-dimensional landscape art into the 21st century (Part 2 of 3).
alf crossley • kootenay gallery of art • modernism and post-modernism in western canada • canadian landscape painters • ethics of photojournalism
What Did James Joyce Mean When He Wrote Ulysses Anyway ? Part II
If you hang out at City Lights Bookstore long enough, sooner or later, you will have to know about Ulysses. This article continues to examine the elements working inside this famous novel, what they mean, and the reasons for the novel becoming banned on the American shores in the l930's.
james joyce • ulysses • bloomsday • one hundred years • dublin november
If you hang out at City Lights Bookstore long enough, sooner or later, you will have to know about Ulysses. This article continues to examine the elements working inside this famous novel, what they mean, and the reasons for the novel becoming banned on the American shores in the l930's.
james joyce • ulysses • bloomsday • one hundred years • dublin november
A Song Fades Into The Oblivion Of Night.
Published in 1959, Naked Lunch proved to be one of the most perplexing novels of the century. Confusing imagery and a strange narrative mixed with disturbing language did not help its' original reception. Time proved, however, that the prose of William S. Burroughs was an example of genius for the post-modern age.
william s. burroughs • post-modernism • naked lunch • interzone • freeland
Published in 1959, Naked Lunch proved to be one of the most perplexing novels of the century. Confusing imagery and a strange narrative mixed with disturbing language did not help its' original reception. Time proved, however, that the prose of William S. Burroughs was an example of genius for the post-modern age.
william s. burroughs • post-modernism • naked lunch • interzone • freeland
Avant Pop: Children of the Mass Media (Part One)
A new look at the literary school Avant Pop, an introduction to a more in depth study of the school to come.
avant pop • literature • theory • literary schools • hypertext
A new look at the literary school Avant Pop, an introduction to a more in depth study of the school to come.
avant pop • literature • theory • literary schools • hypertext
Hairy Ape Part 1
Environment and Heredity in O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE
o'neill • eugene • hairy ape • theatre • blackstock
Environment and Heredity in O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE
o'neill • eugene • hairy ape • theatre • blackstock
HAIRY APE Part 2
Environment and Heredity in O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE
o'neill • eugene • hairy ape • theatre • blackstock
Environment and Heredity in O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE
o'neill • eugene • hairy ape • theatre • blackstock
Faulkner – Thematic Questions
A set of four questions to spark discussion about the themes in this great American Classic.
the sound and the fury • william faulkner • william faulkner the sound and the • reading guide • fury
A set of four questions to spark discussion about the themes in this great American Classic.
the sound and the fury • william faulkner • william faulkner the sound and the • reading guide • fury
Lyonel Feininger German Exhibition
The artist's drawings, prints, and watercolors represent his distinctive originality with characteristics of major styles of modern art.
lyonel feininger • harold loebermann collection • kunstsammlungen • chemitz • german art exhibition
The artist's drawings, prints, and watercolors represent his distinctive originality with characteristics of major styles of modern art.
lyonel feininger • harold loebermann collection • kunstsammlungen • chemitz • german art exhibition
Marxism vs Native Rights
"Good Guys" part one. In the complex domain of Aboriginal rights, marxists sometimes find themselves working for the enemy.
marxist activism • racist groups • aboriginal racism • aboriginal activism • aboriginal rights
"Good Guys" part one. In the complex domain of Aboriginal rights, marxists sometimes find themselves working for the enemy.
marxist activism • racist groups • aboriginal racism • aboriginal activism • aboriginal rights
Profile: Dylan Thomas, Early Life
Dylan Thomas was a British poet who combined romanticism and modernism in a powerful and distinctive style.
dylan thomas • do not go gentle into that good night • under milk wood • welsh literature • 18 poems
Dylan Thomas was a British poet who combined romanticism and modernism in a powerful and distinctive style.
dylan thomas • do not go gentle into that good night • under milk wood • welsh literature • 18 poems
Robinson Jeffers Resurrected
Robinson Jeffers is an important and still-neglected American poet. His ecological and literary vision of the land was prophetic. He died on January 20th, 1962.
robinson jeffers • american poetry modernist • poets from carmel • anti-modernism poetry • inhumanism philosphy
Robinson Jeffers is an important and still-neglected American poet. His ecological and literary vision of the land was prophetic. He died on January 20th, 1962.
robinson jeffers • american poetry modernist • poets from carmel • anti-modernism poetry • inhumanism philosphy
Seeking Innovation From Tradition
Many theorists believe that inspiration in the arts and sciences is the product of creative learning and the environment.
creativity and artistic tradition • creativity and environment • creative learning • creative imagination • innovation and knowledge
Many theorists believe that inspiration in the arts and sciences is the product of creative learning and the environment.
creativity and artistic tradition • creativity and environment • creative learning • creative imagination • innovation and knowledge
The Sound and the Fury – Questions
A set of three questions reading groups to use when discussing William Faulkner's masterpiece of high modernism and stream of consciousness.
the sound and the fury • william faulkner • william faulkner the sound and the fury • compson • compsons
A set of three questions reading groups to use when discussing William Faulkner's masterpiece of high modernism and stream of consciousness.
the sound and the fury • william faulkner • william faulkner the sound and the fury • compson • compsons
Ulysses: A Review
A review of James Joyce's modernist classic 1922 novel Ulysses
modernism • james joyce • stephen dedalus • ulysses • leopold bloom
A review of James Joyce's modernist classic 1922 novel Ulysses
modernism • james joyce • stephen dedalus • ulysses • leopold bloom
Argentina – Historic Buildings in Rosario
A two hours' walking tour leads along Rosario's historic buildings with architectural styles like art nouveau at the Club Español, or Baroque at El Teatro do Colon.
historic buildings rosario argentina • art nouveau architecture rosario argentina • modernism architecture rosario argentina • neo-baroque architecture rosario argentina • walking tour rosario argentina
A two hours' walking tour leads along Rosario's historic buildings with architectural styles like art nouveau at the Club Español, or Baroque at El Teatro do Colon.
historic buildings rosario argentina • art nouveau architecture rosario argentina • modernism architecture rosario argentina • neo-baroque architecture rosario argentina • walking tour rosario argentina
The Dymaxion Ideal... Concepts.
Part Two of this series continues with an exploration of the ideas and concepts developed by Buckmister Fuller.
buckminster • buckminster fuller • physics • biography • engineer
Part Two of this series continues with an exploration of the ideas and concepts developed by Buckmister Fuller.
buckminster • buckminster fuller • physics • biography • engineer
Finding A Poem
A collection of meditations on the art of finding the poem.
marshall • stoneking • finding • poem • poetry
A collection of meditations on the art of finding the poem.
marshall • stoneking • finding • poem • poetry
Alf Crossley in the Vanishing Landscapes of BC
Will global warming, rampant development, and decades of resource extraction and exploitation make a tabla rasa of the landscapes BC artists paint & draw? (Part 3 of 3)
alf crossley • kootenay gallery of art • canadian landscape painters in the 20th century an • vancouver school of art • western canadian modernism and postmodernism
Will global warming, rampant development, and decades of resource extraction and exploitation make a tabla rasa of the landscapes BC artists paint & draw? (Part 3 of 3)
alf crossley • kootenay gallery of art • canadian landscape painters in the 20th century an • vancouver school of art • western canadian modernism and postmodernism
Alf Crossley: The Kootenays En Plein Air
Alf Crossley's paintings & drawings traverse 4 decades in the Kootenays of British Columbia. His style transmutes landscapes into iconic archetypes (a 3-Part Series.)
alf crossley • canadian landscape artists • vancouver school of art • modernism and postmodernism in western canada • landscape art tradition in british columbia
Alf Crossley's paintings & drawings traverse 4 decades in the Kootenays of British Columbia. His style transmutes landscapes into iconic archetypes (a 3-Part Series.)
alf crossley • canadian landscape artists • vancouver school of art • modernism and postmodernism in western canada • landscape art tradition in british columbia
American Artist Marsden Hartley
One of America's first modernists, Hartley's diverse paintings reflect his distinct individuality.
marsden hartley • alfred stieglitz • georgia o'keeffe • paul strand • arthur dove
One of America's first modernists, Hartley's diverse paintings reflect his distinct individuality.
marsden hartley • alfred stieglitz • georgia o'keeffe • paul strand • arthur dove
Centuries of British Literature: A Selective Survey
A quick survey of british literature culminating with the novel.
medieval literature • beowulf • arthur • lancelot • robin hood
A quick survey of british literature culminating with the novel.
medieval literature • beowulf • arthur • lancelot • robin hood
From Parthenon to Modern Movement
The Parthenon is an outstanding example of the classical language of architecture, and continues as a source of inspiration for each new generation of architects.
parthenon • classical language of architecture • ancient greek architecture • order in architecture • temple of athena
The Parthenon is an outstanding example of the classical language of architecture, and continues as a source of inspiration for each new generation of architects.
parthenon • classical language of architecture • ancient greek architecture • order in architecture • temple of athena
How to Identify Art
Just like scientists, we can use standard criteria to evaluate a work of art. Is it unique? Does it transcend? Is it influential?
artwork • criteria for evaluating art • definition of art • is it unique • does it transcend
Just like scientists, we can use standard criteria to evaluate a work of art. Is it unique? Does it transcend? Is it influential?
artwork • criteria for evaluating art • definition of art • is it unique • does it transcend
Nowhere People
Answering some FAQ's about personal identity and duality in Indigenous and non-Indigenous contexts, especially the impact of the "mixed race" myth on Aboriginal heritage.
half-caste • nowhere people • henry reynolds • mixed ancestry • interracial
Answering some FAQ's about personal identity and duality in Indigenous and non-Indigenous contexts, especially the impact of the "mixed race" myth on Aboriginal heritage.
half-caste • nowhere people • henry reynolds • mixed ancestry • interracial
Sound and Fury: Summary
A section by section account of an American classic in high modernism and stream of consciousness literature.
the sound and the fury • william faulkner • william faulkner the sound and the fury • compson • compsons
A section by section account of an American classic in high modernism and stream of consciousness literature.
the sound and the fury • william faulkner • william faulkner the sound and the fury • compson • compsons
To Subvert or Not to Subvert: Philosophising Postmodern Parody
Linda Hutcheon takes issue with Fredrick Jameson’s melancholic view that postmodernism parody offers little room for subversion by examining parody as offering a site for political polemic.
postmodernism • parody • pastiche • hutcheon • jameson
Linda Hutcheon takes issue with Fredrick Jameson’s melancholic view that postmodernism parody offers little room for subversion by examining parody as offering a site for political polemic.
postmodernism • parody • pastiche • hutcheon • jameson
Hunting the Meaning of 'the Snark'
Guest columnist Christian R. Bonawandt discusses Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" and its relationship to the general world of nonsense literature.
lewis carroll • "the hunting of the snark • " nonsense literature
Guest columnist Christian R. Bonawandt discusses Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" and its relationship to the general world of nonsense literature.
lewis carroll • "the hunting of the snark • " nonsense literature
Jackson Pollock
Article on American abstract artist Jackson Pollock.
jackson pollock jackson pollock was born on ja • 1912 in cody • wyoming. his family moved right after his birth t • california and subsequently moved to phoenix • arizona and riverside
Article on American abstract artist Jackson Pollock.
jackson pollock jackson pollock was born on ja • 1912 in cody • wyoming. his family moved right after his birth t • california and subsequently moved to phoenix • arizona and riverside
All Florida Invitational art show marks 50th year
The annual show at the Boca Raton Museum of Art has selected the state's top contemporary artists for this special anniversary show.
art show • artists • florida • museum • exhibit
The annual show at the Boca Raton Museum of Art has selected the state's top contemporary artists for this special anniversary show.
art show • artists • florida • museum • exhibit
Canadian Classics: Poetry
An overview of some of Canada's most noted poets and their work.
canadian literature • poetry • leonard cohen • robert kroetsch • beth goobie
An overview of some of Canada's most noted poets and their work.
canadian literature • poetry • leonard cohen • robert kroetsch • beth goobie
Culinary Regions of Portugal= Lisbon (Lisboa)
A tour of the City of the Seven Hills
lisbon • fado • port • seven hills
A tour of the City of the Seven Hills
lisbon • fado • port • seven hills
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