Modernism and the ideology of history: literature, politics, and the past

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 “Immaterial pleasure houses”: the initial aesthetic dilemma......Page 31
CHAPTER 2 “A more dream-heavy hour”: medievalist and progressive beginnings......Page 49
CHAPTER 3 “Pedantry and hysteria”: contemporary political problems......Page 65
CHAPTER 4 “A certain discipline”: radical conservative solutions......Page 84
CHAPTER 5 “A particularly lively wheel”: cyclic views emerge......Page 101
CHAPTER 6 “Our own image”: the example of Asian and non-Western cultures......Page 124
CHAPTER 7 In “the grip of the…vortex”: the proof of Post-Impressionist art......Page 148
CHAPTER 8 The “cycle dance”: cyclic history arrives......Page 170
CHAPTER 9 “The Nightmare” and beyond: the First World War and mature cyclic theories......Page 194
Conclusion......Page 216
INTRODUCTION......Page 223
1 “IMMATERIAL PLEASURE HOUSES”: THE INITIAL AESTHETIC DILEMMA......Page 227
2 “A MORE DREAM-HEAVY HOUR”: MEDIEVALIST AND PROGRESSIVE BEGINNINGS......Page 232
3 “PEDANTRY AND HYSTERIA”: CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PROBLEMS......Page 234
4 “A CERTAIN DISCIPLINE”: RADICAL CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS......Page 237
5 “A PARTICULARLY LIVELY WHEEL”: CYCLIC VIEWS EMERGE......Page 241
6 “OUR OWN IMAGE”: THE EXAMPLE OF ASIAN AND NON-WESTERN CULTURES......Page 245
7 IN “THE GRIP OF THE…VORTEX”: THE PROOF OF POST-IMPRESSIONIST ART......Page 252
8 THE “CYCLE DANCE”: CYCLIC HISTORY ARRIVES......Page 258
9 “THE NIGHTMARE” AND BEYOND: THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND MATURE CYCLIC THEORIES......Page 262
CONCLUSION......Page 267
Index......Page 268