ISBN:
9780226695006
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (328 pages)
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Chicago scholarship online
DDC:
306.4
Keywords:
Geschichte 1800-1914
;
Literatur
;
Kunst
;
Tanz
;
Körper
;
Human body History 19th century
;
Human body History 20th century
;
Human figure in art
;
Human body in literature
;
Human body in popular culture
;
Modernism (Art) History 19th century
;
Modernism (Art) History 20th century
;
Wien
;
Österreich
Abstract:
Viennese modernism is often described in terms of a fin-de-siècle fascination with the psyche. But this stereotype of the movement as essentially cerebral overlooks a cultural history of the body. This title, an interdisciplinary tour de force, addresses this lacuna, fundamentally recasting visual, literary, and performative cultures of Viennese modernism through an innovative focus on the corporeal. George explores the modernist focus on the flesh by turning our attention to the second Vienna medical school, which revolutionised the field of anatomy in the 1800s. As she traces the results of this materialist influence across a range of cultural forms, she brings into dialogue a diverse group of historical protagonists. Analyses are blended between popular and 'high' culture, laying to rest the notion that Viennese modernism was an exclusively male movement.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2020
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.7208/chicago/9780226695006.001.0001/upso-9780226669984
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226695006.001.0001/upso-9780226669984
