The Banquet Years (The Origins of the Avant-Garde in France, 1885 to World War I)

The definitive chronicle of the origins of French avant-garde literature and art, Roger Shattuck's classic portrays the cultural bohemia of turn-of-the-century Paris who carried the arts into a period of renewal and accomplishment and laid the groundwork for Dadaism and Surrealism. Shattuck focuses on the careers of Alfred Jarry, Henri Rousseau, Erik Satie, and Guillaume Apollinaire, using the quartet as window into the era as he exploring a culture whose influence is at the very foundation of modern art.

This book title, The Banquet Years (The Origins of the Avant-Garde in France, 1885 to World War I), ISBN: 9780394704159, by Roger Shattuck, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (June 12, 1968) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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