1st Edition
Mannerism (Vol. I and II) The Crisis of the Renaissance and the Origin of Modern Art
By Arnold Hauser
Copyright 1965
690 Pages
by
Routledge
690 Pages
by
Routledge
First published in 1965, Mannerism is the rediscovery and revaluation of Mannerism, that long misjudged artistic style which came into its own during the crisis of the Renaissance. Expressionism, Surrealism and Abstract Art prepared the ground for a new understanding of Mannerism, and Dr. Hauser shows how this revaluation signifies an even deeper caesura in intellectual history than the crisis... Read more
Preface 1. The Concept of Mannerism 2. The Disintegration of the Renaissance 3. The Origin of the Scientific Outlook 4. The Economic and Social Revolution 5. The Religious Movement 6. The Autonomy of Politics 7. Alienation as the Key to Mannerism 8. Narcissism as the Psychology of Alienation 9. Tragedy and Humour 10. Outline of the History of mannerism in Italy 11. Mannerism Outside Italy 12. Mannerism in Art and Literature 13. The Principal Representatives of Mannerism in Western Literature Notes Index of Subjects Index of Names List of Plates
Biography
Arnold Hauser
