The Politics of Modernism: Against the New Conformists (Verso Classics, 6)

This is an exploration of the ambivalent relationship between revolutionary politics and modernist or avant-garde art. Williams clarifies many of the issues that have dogged recent critical discussion: the term “modernism” itself; the distinction between modernism and avant garde; and the possibility of a cultural theory “beyond the modern” which avoids the pitfalls of postmodernism. This is an exploration of the ambivalent relationship between revolutionary politics and modernist or avant-garde art. Williams clarifies many of the issues that have dogged recent critical discussion, including the possibility of a cultural theory "beyond the modern" Raymond Williams applied himself to modernism in this, his last major work. He concerns himself with how to get beyond the "new conformism" and develop a cultural politics that goes beyond the "Modern." Raymond Williams ; Edited And Introduced By Tony Pinkney. Originally Published: 1989. Includes Bibliographal References (p. 199-200) And Index.