Modernism's mythic pose : gender, genre, solo performance / Carrie J. Preston.

Author/creator Preston, Carrie J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiv, 357 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Electronic LocationInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects
American poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.
Dance--United States. --History. --19th century.
Modernism (Literature)--United States.
Modernism (Art)--United States.
American literature--Classical influences.
Art, Modern--Classical influences.

SeriesModernist literature & culture
Modernist literature & culture. ^A792421
Contents Introduction -- The solo's origins: monodramas, attitudes, dramatic monologues -- Posing modernism: Delsartism in modern dance and silent film -- Positioning genre: the dramatic monologue in cultures of recitation -- The motor in the soul: Isadora Duncan's solo dance -- Ritualized reception: H.D.'s antimodernist poetics and cinematics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011014568
ISBN9780199766260 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0199766266 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS310.M57 P74 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold