HMU126H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Das Lied Von Der Erde, Gustav Mahler, Vienna State Opera
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The truth of the century a term often used to discuss european cultural history between 1880 1900. This period is associated with pessimism, decadence, and a sense of crisis. Men would go to drink coffee, then debate politics. The centre of the austrian empire vienna was a very conservative city for much of its history. The revolutions of 1848 tried to usher in an era of civil liberties and reform. People were hopeful, but this did not really happen, as liberalism gave way to more conservative forms of nationalism and populism. This led to young middle class individuals feeling frustrated, pessimistic, and seeking a rupture with the status quo. A total art style that influenced architecture, design, and applied art. Valued curved lines and integrated ornamentation into function. As if a spiral staircase (efficient and celebrates aesthetics) A movement founded in 1897 by young austrian artists seeking to break way from the historicism of academic style.
