Baroque Modernity

A groundbreaking study on the vital role of baroque theater in shaping modernist philosophy, literature, and performance. Winner, Helen Tartar First Book Subvention Award Baroque style--with its emphasis on ostentation, adornment, and spectacle--might seem incompatible with the dominant forms of art since the Industrial Revolution, but between 1875 and 1935, European and American modernists connected to the theater became fascinated with it.