Description
From the celebrated cultural historian and bestselling author, a provocative history of the evolution of our ideas about art since the early nineteenth century
In this witty, provocative, and learned book, acclaimed cultural historian and writer Jacques Barzun traces our changing attitudes to the arts over the past 150 years, suggesting that we are living in a period of cultural liquidation, nothing less than the ending of the modern age that began with the Renaissance. He challenges our conceptions and misconceptions about art "in order to reach a conclusion about its value and its drawbacks for life at the present time."Author: Jacques Barzun
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 06/21/1975
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9780691018041
ISBN10: 0691018049
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Art | History | General
About the Author
Jacques Barzun (1907-2012) was professor of history at Columbia University and the author of many books, including the bestselling From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present; Simple and Direct; The Energies of Art; and The House of Intellect.