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April in Paris

Theatricality, Modernism, and Politics at the 1925 Art Deco Expo

By: Irena R. Makaryk

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April in Paris

Theatricality, Modernism, and Politics at the 1925 Art Deco Expo

By: Irena R. Makaryk

Attracting over fifteen million visitors, the 1925 Paris Expo had an ambitious goal to create a new modernist style which would reflect the great scientific, industrial, and technological advances that produced a new spirit known as "modern." In April in Paris, author Irena R. Makaryk explores the theatre arts' vital cultural and political impact at this celebrated international exhibition. Drawing extensively from unexplored archival documents from France, Austria, and North America, April in Paris is the first major study to focus on theatre arts at the 1925 Paris Expo and the audacious Soviet contributions to this fair. Turning a spotlight on the uses and representations of theatricalized spaces, Makaryk analyses their political challenge at a time when relations between the West and the USSR were rife with tension. Copiously illustrated with beautiful colour and black and white illustrations, this book elucidates the complex role of the international fair as a catalyst for spirited cultural debate and for aesthetic change.

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1487503725

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Modernism in Kyiv

Jubilant Experimentation

By: Irena Makaryk,Virlana Tkacz

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Jubilant Experimentation

By: Irena Makaryk,Virlana Tkacz

The study of modernism has been largely focused on Western cultural centres such as Paris, Vienna, London, and New York. Extravagantly illustrated with over 300 photos and reproductions, Modernism in Kyiv demonstrates that the Ukrainian capital was a major centre of performing and visual arts as well as literary and cultural activity. While arguing that Kyiv's modernist impulse is most prominently displayed in the experimental work of Les Kurbas, one of the masters of the early Soviet stage, the contributors also examine the history of the city and the artistic production of diverse groups including Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, and Poles. Until now a silent presence in Western accounts of the cultural topography of modernism, multicultural Kyiv is here restored to its historical, intellectual, and artistic complexity. Excerpts taken from the works of artists, writers, and critics as well as the numerous illustrations help give life to the exciting creativity of this period. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field.

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1442698802

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory

Approaches, Scholars, Terms

By: Irene Rima Makaryk

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory

Approaches, Scholars, Terms

By: Irene Rima Makaryk

The last half of the twentieth century has seen the emergence of literary theory as a new discipline. As with any body of scholarship, various schools of thought exist, and sometimes conflict, within it. I.R. Makaryk has compiled a welcome guide to the field. Accessible and jargon-free, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory provides lucid, concise explanations of myriad approaches to literature that have arisen over the past forty years. Some 170 scholars from around the world have contributed their expertise to this volume. Their work is organized into three parts. In Part I, forty evaluative essays examine the historical and cultural context out of which new schools of and approaches to literature arose. The essays also discuss the uses and limitations of the various schools, and the key issues they address. Part II focuses on individual theorists. It provides a more detailed picture of the network of scholars not always easily pigeonholed into the categories of Part I. This second section analyses the individual achievements, as well as the influence, of specific scholars, and places them in a larger critical context. Part III deals with the vocabulary of literary theory. It identifies significant, complex terms, places them in context, and explains their origins and use. Accessibility is a key feature of the work. By avoiding jargon, providing mini-bibliographies, and cross-referencing throughout, Makaryk has provided an indispensable tool for literary theorists and historians and for all scholars and students of contemporary criticism and culture.

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080206860X

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April in Paris

Theatricality, Modernism, and Politics at the 1925 Art Deco Expo

By: Irena Makaryk

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April in Paris

Theatricality, Modernism, and Politics at the 1925 Art Deco Expo

By: Irena Makaryk

Attracting over fifteen million visitors, the 1925 Paris Expo had an ambitious goal to create a new modernist style which would reflect the great scientific, industrial, and technological advances that produced a new spirit known as "modern." In April in Paris, author Irena R. Makaryk explores the theatre arts’ vital cultural and political impact at this celebrated international exhibition. Drawing extensively from unexplored archival documents from France, Austria, and North America, April in Paris is the first major study to focus on theatre arts at the 1925 Paris Expo and the audacious Soviet contributions to this fair. Turning a spotlight on the uses and representations of theatricalized spaces, Makaryk analyses their political challenge at a time when relations between the West and the USSR were rife with tension. Copiously illustrated with beautiful colour and black and white illustrations, this book elucidates the complex role of the international fair as a catalyst for spirited cultural debate and for aesthetic change.

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Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn

Les Kurbas, Ukrainian Modernism and Early Soviet Cultural Politics

By: Irene Rima Makaryk

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Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn

Les Kurbas, Ukrainian Modernism and Early Soviet Cultural Politics

By: Irene Rima Makaryk

This book is a study of the theatre in Kyiv and Kharkiv in the years following the 1917 Revolution. Irena Makaryk draws on her knowledge of Shakespearian scholarship and postcolonial theory in order to illuminate Kurbas's contest with the ethnographic realist traditions of Ukraine and with the Soviet authorities. --book jacket.

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080208849X

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Modernism in Kyiv

Jubilant Experimentation

By: Irena Makaryk,Virlana Tkacz

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Jubilant Experimentation

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April in Paris

April in Paris

Modernism in Kyiv

Modernism in Kyiv

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory

April in Paris

April in Paris

Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn

Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn

Modernism in Kyiv

Modernism in Kyiv

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