Expressing the Inexpressible: World War I and the Challenge to Art
This introductory article focuses on the problems facing artists and then critics in trying to describe meaningfully one of the greatest catastrophes of the twentieth century. Although one can detail what happened, provide historical background and even anecdotes from the front, the larger issue is...
Veröffentlicht in: | The French Review. - American Association of Teachers of French. - 87(2014), 4, Seite 15-23 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The French Review |
Schlagworte: | Political science Arts Economics History Behavioral sciences Physical sciences |
Zusammenfassung: | This introductory article focuses on the problems facing artists and then critics in trying to describe meaningfully one of the greatest catastrophes of the twentieth century. Although one can detail what happened, provide historical background and even anecdotes from the front, the larger issue is how to make readers/viewers experience something of the reality that the combatants faced on a daily basis. What artistic strategies can be used to make readers/viewers feel, for however brief a moment, something of the shock, the sights, the smells, and the confusion. |
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ISSN: | 23297131 |