A Dictionary of the American Avant-Gardes

Richard Kostelanetz, Richard Carlin, Mark Daniel Cohen , Robert Haller

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Routledge
19 March 2019

The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Performance art; Theatre Studies; Music

"For this American edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz has selected from the fuller third edition his entries on North Americans, including Canadians, Mexicans, and resident immigrants.

Typically, he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters, and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Nicolas Slonimsky (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a ""reference book"" to be treasured not only in bits and chunks, but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if they planned to be stranded on a desert isle."

By: Richard Kostelanetz, Richard Carlin, Mark Daniel Cohen, Robert Haller, Geof Huth
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 219mm,
Weight: 748g
ISBN: 9781138577350
ISBN 10: 1138577359
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 19 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword to the American Edition Preface Introduction The Dictionary Biographical Notes

Richard Kostelanetz is a prominent author and artist. Individual entries on his work appear in various editions of Readers Guide to Twentieth-Century Writers, Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature, Contemporary Poets, Contemporary Novelists, Postmodern Fiction, Webster’s Dictionary of American Writers, Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Directory of American Scholars, Who’s Who in America, NNDB.com, Wikipedia.com, and Britannica.com, among other distinguished directories. He lives in New York, where he was born.