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Gesamtkunstwerk
Gesamtkunstwerk comes from German Gesamtkunstwerk ‘total artwork’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentGesamtkunstwerk‘total artwork’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Germanc. 1650–presentGesamtkunstwerk‘total artwork’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993same form
Earliest quotation: 1993, Trip Gabriel, Acquainted with the Light: “Andre Emmerich, Mr. Hockney's longtime New York dealer, said:…”
Every English word from German Gesamtkunstwerk
Today it means
noun Total artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Gesamtkunstwerk / Gesamtkunstwerk