The lively arts : Gilbert Seldes and the transformation of cultural criticism in the United States

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The lively arts : Gilbert Seldes and the transformation of cultural criticism in the United States

Michael Kammen

Oxford University Press, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The book traces significant changes in twentieth-century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes. It was Seldes' book The Seven Lively Arts that produced a wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called "popular arts" (film, broadcasting, cartoons) and their importance to American culture.

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