The lively arts : Gilbert Seldes and the transformation of cultural criticism in the United States / Michael Kammen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kammen, Michael, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seldes, Gilbert, 1893-1970.

Seldes, Gilbert.

Seldes, Gilbert, 1893-1970--Influence.

Art critics--United States--Biography.

Art critics.

Arts and society--United States--History--20th century.

Arts and society.

Popular culture--United States.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (506 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kammen traces major changes in 20th century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes whose book The Seven Lively Arts led to wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called 'popular arts' and their importance to American culture.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. A Portrait of the Critic as a Young Man; 2. On Being an Editor and Becoming a Critic; 3. The Lively Arts and Cultural Criticism Revitalized; 4. ""It Was a Good Time for Magazine Writers""; 5. Accessible Culture for Depressed Times; 6. ""The Movies Come from America""; 7. Radio and Television; 8. In Defense of Americanism; 9. Coming to Terms with Mass Culture; 10. Commerce, Communications, and Criticism; 11. ""I Am by Now Accustomed to Flashbacks""; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V

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Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772496-5

1-280-52820-6

0-19-535686-1

1-4294-0667-4

OCLC:

466428898