Does Avant-Garde Need to Be Italicized?

Some of the more common words listed as examples of assimilated and not italicized by the MHRA Style Guide include: avant-garde, debris, denouement, dilettante, ennui, genre, leitmotif, milieu, par excellence, salon, status quo and vice versa.

Do you italicize avant-garde?

The Idea of “Avant-garde” in Art and Politics

In his present article, contrary to the usual editorial style of the AHR, the word “avant-garde” has not been italicized in order to avoid a too specifically French connotation.

How do you write avant-garde?

The avant-garde (/ˌævɒ̃ˈɡɑːrd/; In French: [avɑ̃ɡaʁd] 'advance guard' or 'vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') are people or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.

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