Dazzling in its originality, witty and perceptive in
unearthing patterns of behavior that history has erased, RITES OF
SPRING probes the origins, the impact, and the aftermath of World
War I -- from the premiere of Stravinsky''s ballet The Rite of
Spring in 1913 to the death of Hitler in 1945. "The Great War," as
Modris Eksteins writes, "was the psychological turning point . . .
for modernism as a whole. The urge to create and the urge to
destroy had changed places." In this "bold and fertile book"
Atlantic Monthly, Eksteins goes on to chart the seismic shifts in
human consciousness brought about by this great cataclysm through
the lives and words of ordinary people, works of literature, and
such events as Lindbergh''s transatlantic flight and the publication
of the first modern bestseller, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
RITES OF SPRING is a remarkable and rare work, a cultural history
that redefines the way we look at our past and toward our
future.
關於作者:
Modris Ekstein is a professor of history at the University
of Toronto''s Scarborough campus
目錄:
MAP OF THE WESTERN FRONT
PREFACE
Prologue: Venice
ACT ONE
Pats
VISION
MAY 2g, 1913
LE TH , TRE DES CHAMPS- LYSI ES
DIAGHILEV AND THE BALLETS RUSSES
REBELLION
CONFRONTATION AND LIBERATION
AUDIENCE
SCANDAL AS SUCCESS
Bedin
VER SACRUM
OVERTURE
TECHNIQUE
CAPITAL
KULTUR
CULTURE AND REVOLT
WAR AS CULTURE
In Flanders'' Fields
A CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD
GUNS OF AUGUST
PEACE ON EARTH
THE REASON WHY
VICTORIAN SYNTHESIS
IS THERE HONEY STILL FOR TEA,
ACT TWO
Rites of War
BATTLE BALLET
THEMES
TRANSVALUATION
Reason in Madness
THEIRS WAS NOT TO REASON WHY
DUTY
Sacred Dance
WAR GOD
CONGREGATION
Journey to the Interior
WAR AS ART
ART AS FORM
ART AND MORALITY
AVANT-GARDE
ACT THREE
Night Dancer
THE NEW CHRIST
STAR
LEST WE FORGET
ITINERARY AND SYMBOL
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
SELECTED SOURCES
INDEX