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The Necessity of Art: A Marxist Approach
Ernst Fischer
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PROJECT STATUS: This book has been proposed as a project and is now seeking team members. Using the links at left, apply to join the team and help make this book happen."Ernst Fischer [1899-1972], the Austrian poet and critic, surveys the whole history of artistic achievement through Marxist eyes. People have always needed art: but why have they needed it? And what shaped the forms whereby they satisfied their need? Fischer's answers to these questions should be as voraciously studied and debated here as they have been on the Continent." —Kenneth Tynan, 1960s Project Notes:The Necessity of Art is out of print. First published in English in 1961, the work in its original German and the English translation first done by Anna Bostock, are still under copyright. If an interested team were to form, their first step would be to contact the author's estate, previous publisher, and/or translator to determine copyright status and seek their involvement in the project. This project could be a republication of the original translation with Bostock's participation, or a new translation of the original work. |
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Reader Comments (2)
'The Necessity of Art...' looks at the progression of man from the beginnings of using tools, to work and the development of language and art.
It references and evaluates a wide range of artists and movements from a Marxist viewpoint of social examination and criticism in order to dismantle false idols and reveal art as the language of man's exploration of himself, his world and any meaning that may or may not exist therein.
andrew
"The Necessity of Art" has been re-issued in paperback by Verso. As of 16 June 2010, Amazon.com has the cheapest price.