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Pretentiousness

By Dan Fox

Pretentiousness Essays & Short Stories

Pretentiousness

By Dan Fox

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Description
What is pretentiousness? Why do we despise it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? In this brilliant, passionate essay, Dan Fox argues that it has always been an essential mechanism of the arts, from the most wildly successful pop music and fashion through to the most recondite avenues of literature and the visual arts. Pretentiousness: Why it Matters unpacks the uses and abuses of the term, tracing its connections to theatre, politics and class, advocating critical imagination over knee-jerk accusations of elitism or simple fear of the new and the different. This book is a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and diversity in our culture.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2024-04-17
Publication Date:
2024-04-17
Publisher:
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1804270938
ISBN13:
9781804270936
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
134 g
Height:
113 cm
Width:
194 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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