- avant-garde literature
- literature which makes use of experimental or unconventional techniques
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
avant-garde literature
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avant-garde/experimental literature — (xianfeng wenxue/shiyan wenxue) The first examples of avant garde literature appeared towards the middle of the 1980s in Shanghai magazines [Harvest (Shouhuo) and Shanghai Literature (Shanghai wenxue)] with the works of authors such as Ma Yuan,… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
Avant-garde — (pronounced|avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means advance guard or vanguard. Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=avant garde|title=Avant garde definitions|accessdate=2007 03 14|publisher=Lexico Publishing Group, LLC|work=Dictionary.com] The … Wikipedia
avant-garde — [[t]æ̱vɒŋ gɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] also avant garde 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Avant garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental. ...avant garde concert music. N SING: the N Avant garde is also a noun. He was an enthusiast for… … English dictionary
avant-garde — av|ant garde [ˌævɔŋ ˈga:d US ˌæva:ŋ ˈga:rd] adj [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: vanguard ] 1.) avant garde music, literature etc is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking ▪ an avant garde play 2.) the avant garde the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
avant-garde — adjective 1 avant garde music, literature etc is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking: an avant garde play 2 the avant garde the group of artists, writers, musicians etc who produce avant garde books, paintings etc: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
List of avant-garde artists — Avant garde (pronounced IPA|/ɑvɑ̃ gɑʁd/) in French means front guard , advance guard , or vanguard .Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=avant garde|title=Avant garde definitions|accessdate=2007 03 14|publisher=Lexico Publishing… … Wikipedia
avant-garde — n. & adj. n. pioneers or innovators esp. in art and literature. adj. (of ideas etc.) new, progressive. Derivatives: avant gardism n. avant gardist n. Etymology: F, = vanguard … Useful english dictionary
COBRA (avant-garde movement) — COBRA (or CoBrA) was a European avant garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members home cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A). Contents 1 History 2… … Wikipedia
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