Kitsch: An anthology of bad taste

Author's note, 7 Introduction, 9 Kitsch, 13 Myth and kitsch, 37 Notes on the problem of kitsch (Hermann Broch), 49 Monuments, 77 Transpositions, 85 The Betrothed and Co., 88 Leonardo and India in Los Angeles, 94 The plastic parthenon (John McHale), 98 Politics, 111 The avant-garde and kitsch (Clement Greenberg), 116 Birth and family, 127 Death, 133 Religious trappings, 139 Christian kitsch (Karl Pawek), 143 Tourism and nature, 151 Kitsch-man as tourist (Ludwig Giesz), 156 Advertising, 175 The film, 193 Kitsch in the cinema (Lotte H. Eisner), 197 Pornokitsch and morals, 219 Pornography and pornokitsch (Ugo Volli), 224 Styling and architecture, 251 Kitsch and architecture (Vittorio Gregotti), 255 Traditional kitsch, 277 Notes on traditional kitsch (Aleksa Čelebonović), 280 Conclusion, 291 Bibliography, 303 List of illustrations, 305 Index, 309