The total work of art : from Bayreuth to cyberspace /
by Matthew Wilson Smith.
- New York : Routledge, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Total work of art in an age of mechanical reproduction -- Total stage: Wagner's festspielhaus -- Total machine: the Bauhaus theatre -- Total montage: Brecht's reply to Wagner -- Total state: Riefenstahl's triumph of the will -- Total world: Disney's theme parks -- Total vacuum: Warhol's performances -- Total immersion: cyberspace.
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Aesthetics. Mass media. Performing arts. Popular culture.