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4 Saints in 3 Acts A Snapshot of the American Avant-garde in the 1930s

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

4 Saints in 3 Acts A Snapshot of the American Avant-garde in the 1930s

By Patricia Allmer, John Sears

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Four Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Fo...Show more

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9781526113030

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published year

2017

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1

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4 Saints in 3 Acts A Snapshot of the American Avant-garde in the 1930s

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Paperback

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