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Zox-Weaver, Annalisa,

Women modernists and fascism / Annalisa Zox-Weaver. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Originally published: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. In her image: Leni Riefenstahl's cinematic Hitler 2. Stein's secret sharers: great men and modernist authority 3. 'A face inappropriate to fame': Janet Flanner, the 'Fuhrer' profiles, and the image of the fascist leader 4. Berchtesgaden is burning: Lee Miller, iconicity, and the demise of the Nazi leader;

Modernism both influenced and was fascinated by the rhetorical and aesthetic manifestations of fascism. In examining how four artists and writers represented fascist leaders, Annalisa Zox-Weaver aims to achieve a more complex understanding of the modernist political imagination.

ISBN: 9781107534797

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fascism and art.
Modernism (Art)
Modernism (Literature)
Women
Fascism in literature.
Fascism and women.--Themes, motives.--Themes, motives.--Political activity.

Dewey Class. No.: 700.103 / ZOX