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Theory of the Avant-Garde

by Peter Burger · 1974

Theory and History of Literature series

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Suggests a theory of art, tests against the French and German avant-garde movements of the twenties, and discusses hermeneutics, ideology, aesthetic categories, and the autonomy of art."

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thisliterary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
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artartMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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