The avant garde (once avant then entre now derriere) has in the past been revered
fetishised, taxonomised just the very words sent shiver up the spine of the liberal arts cognoscenti.
But what is the etymology of avant garde? Apparently it signifies the first wave of troops, so it has a military connotation of those who dared to raised their head above the parapet. At least, that is what they believed.
fetishised, taxonomised just the very words sent shiver up the spine of the liberal arts cognoscenti.
But what is the etymology of avant garde? Apparently it signifies the first wave of troops, so it has a military connotation of those who dared to raised their head above the parapet. At least, that is what they believed.
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