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4 SAINTS IN 3 ACTS
A SNAPSHOT OF THE AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE IN THE 1930S |
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Patricia Allmer (Editor), John Sears (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£25.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
1526113031 |
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9781526113030 |
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MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 November, 2017 |
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200 |
Description: |
Explores the remarkable 1934 opera Four Saints in Three Acts, focusing on the hitherto neglected significance of photography in documenting the opera and its all-African American cast, and examining the roles of fashion, dance, literature, and music in the opera's popular success. -- . |
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Four Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Four Saints in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and the New York avant-gardes of the time. This book, published in collaboration with The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents a wide selection of photographs of the cast, performances, and other material - many images reproduced for the first time - alongside essays by an international range of scholars exploring different aspects of the opera, including dance, fashion, music, and avant-garde writing, as well as photography. -- . |
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133 black & white illustrations |
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UK |
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Manchester University Press |
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