Women modernists and fascism /

"Modernism both influenced and was fascinated by the rhetorical and aesthetic manifestations of fascism. In examining how four artists and writers represented fascist leaders, Annalisa Zox-Weaver aims to achieve a more complex understanding of the modernist political imagination. She examines h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zox-Weaver, Annalisa
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Fascism and art. Dictators in art. Modernism (Art) > Themes, motives. Arts, Modern > 20th century > Themes, motives. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction: occupations; 1. In her image: Leni Riefenstahl's cinematic Hitler; 2. Stein's secret sharers: great men and modernist authority; 3. 'A face inappropriate to fame': Janet Flanner, the 'Fuhrer' profiles, and the image of the fascist leader; 4. Berchtesgaden is burning: Lee Miller, iconicity, and the demise of the Nazi leader; Conclusion: from monster to muse; Bibliography; Index.