The Total Work of Art: From Bayreuth to Cyberspace
- ISBN-10
- 1135867313
- ISBN-13
- 9781135867317
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-03-12
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Matthew Wilson Smith
Description
The Total Work of Art provides a broad survey that incorporates many canonical artists into a single narrative. With particular attention to the influence of the Total Work of Art on modern theatre and performance, this brief introduction will also be of interest to students in such fields as film studies, music history, history of art, cultural studies, and modern European literatures.
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