The Synthesis of the Arts: From Ceremonial Ritual to “Total Work of Art”
The nineteenth century notion of a Gesamtkunstwerk or “total work of art” referred to a performance spectacle that synthesized multiple forms of the arts into a unified work, often times taking place in a grand setting that befit the spectacle. Such a performance would be a quasi-religious ceremony...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Sociology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsoc.2018.00009/full |