The logic of ecstasy : Canadian mystical painting, 1920-1940 /

Our understanding of twentieth-century art is largely based on an aesthetic tradition initiated by the Impressionists, Cezanne, and the Cubists. However, painting that is mystically rather than aesthetically realized can not be examined within this tradition. What is needed is a new context, one whi...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Davis, Ann, 1946 October 31-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1992.
Reeks:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=682420
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE: From Conventional Religion to Mysticism
  • CHAPTER TWO: Whitman and Transcendentalism
  • CHAPTER THREE: Theosophy and the Fourth Dimension
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Nature, Space, and Movement
  • Notes
  • List of Illustrations
  • Photo Credits
  • Index
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