Saints and lovers: myths of the avant-garde in Michel Georges-Michel's Les Montparnos

This article examines Michel Georges-Michel’s 1924 novel Les Montparnos as a study of the myths circulating around the Montparnasse avant-garde of the 1920s, and their function in relation to art. Key amongst these myths is the idea of art as a religion, according to which avant-garde artists are co...

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Main Author: Shingler, Katherine
Format: Article
Published: Sage 2012
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33900/