Brilliant Modernism

Download or read book Brilliant Modernism written by Nicoletta Asciuto and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study that is enlightening in every sense of the term. This book is full of new material, profound insights, and fascinating illustrations, all of which are presented in a clear, engaging prose style. Asciuto has successfully undertaken a difficult and far-reaching task, showing how the encounter with electric light helped create a new form of poetics that reached into many or even most corners of modern aesthetics"--