The Lively Arts

The Lively Arts Gilbert Seldes and the Transformation of Cultural Criticism in the United States

Hardback (01 Apr 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The book traces significant changes in twentieth-century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes. It was Seldes' book The Seven Lively Arts that produced a wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called "popular arts" (film, broadcasting, cartoons) and their importance to American culture.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195098686
Publisher: OUP USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 700.92
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 810g
Height: 243mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 38mm