Body and Soul [electronic resource] : The Making of American Modernism

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crunden, Robert M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, American--20th century.

Arts, American.

Arts.

Modernism (Art)--United States.

Modernism (Art).

Local Subjects:

Arts, American--20th century.

Arts, American.

Arts.

Modernism (Art)--United States.

Modernism (Art).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2008.

Summary:

In this book Robert Crunden puts the ""jazz"" back in the Jazz Age. Jazz was America's greatest contribution to the Modernist movement, yet it is much overlooked. When we hear the term ""Jazz Age,"" we conjure the ghosts of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Eliot, not Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Ethel Waters, George Gershwin, and Duke Ellington. In order to correct this imbalance, Crunden re-introduces us to these musical luminaries who gave the era its name as he traces the early history of jazz from New Orleans to Chicago to New York. While Crunden emphasizes music over literature and

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes?; Pantry and Equipment Stocking Guide; Simple Kitchen Garden Guide; Appetizers and Small Plates; Soups; Salads; Sandwiches and Tartines; Pizza and Pasta; Fish and Poultry; Meats; Vegetables and Sides; Desserts and Sweets; Breakfast and Brunch; Chicken Keeper's Guide

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-465-01130-6

1-4294-8551-5

OCLC:

811505264