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The Banquet Years: The Origins of the Avant-Garde in France, 1885 to World War I

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The Banquet Years The Origins of the Avant-Garde in France, 1885 to World War I

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Overview: The definitive chronicle of the origins of French avant-garde literature and art, Roger Shattuck's classic portrays the cultural bohemia of turn-of-the-century Paris who carried the arts into a period of renewal and accomplishment and laid the groundwork for Dadaism and Surrealism. Shattuck focuses on the careers of Alfred Jarry, Henri Rousseau, Erik Satie, and Guillaume Apollinaire, using the quartet as window into the era as he explores a culture whose influence is at the very foundation of modern art.

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Pages 397
Language Eng
Published 1960
ISBN 762787
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Roger Shattuck is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Roger Shattuck can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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