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The Naked Truth: Viennese Modernism and the Body by Alys X. George (Paperback, 2022)

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Uncovers the interplay of the physical and the aesthetic that shaped Viennese modernism and offers a new interpretation of this moment in the history of the West. Viennese modernism is often described in terms of a fin-de-siecle fascination with the psyche. But this stereotype of the movement as essentially cerebral overlooks a rich cultural history of the body. The Naked Truth, an interdisciplinary tour de force, addresses this lacuna, fundamentally recasting the visual, literary, and performative cultures of Viennese modernism through an innovative focus on the corporeal. Alys X. George explores the modernist focus on the flesh by turning our attention to the second Vienna medical school, which revolutionized the field of anatomy in the 1800s. As she traces the results of this materialist influence across a broad range of cultural forms-exhibitions, literature, portraiture, dance, film, and more-George brings into dialogue a diverse group of historical protagonists, from canonical figures such as Egon Schiele, Arthur Schnitzler, Joseph Roth, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal to long-overlooked ones, including author and doctor Marie Pappenheim, journalist Else Feldmann, and dancers Grete Wiesenthal, Gertrud Bodenwieser, and Hilde Holger. She deftly blends analyses of popular and high culture, laying to rest the notion that Viennese modernism was an exclusively male movement. The Naked Truth uncovers the complex interplay of the physical and the aesthetic that shaped modernism and offers a striking new interpretation of this fascinating moment in the history of the West.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
T.H.E. University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226819969
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050555620

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Naked Truth: Viennese Modernism and the Body
Author
Alys X. George
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Popular Philosophy, History
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
328 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Alys X. George
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States