Smith, Matthew Wilson.

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.