"A History of the Surrealist Novel offers a rich, long, and elastic historiography of the surrealist novel, taking into consideration an abundance of texts previously left out of critical accounts. Its 20 thematically organized chapters examine surrealist prose texts written in French, English,...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Watz, Anna ca. 20./21. Jh (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2023
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1920-2000 Literatur Surrealismus Surrealism (Literature) Fiction / 20th century / History and criticism
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	"A History of the Surrealist Novel offers a rich, long, and elastic historiography of the surrealist novel, taking into consideration an abundance of texts previously left out of critical accounts. Its 20 thematically organized chapters examine surrealist prose texts written in French, English, Spanish, German, Greek, and Japanese, from the emergence of the surrealist movement in the 1920s and 1930s, through the post-war and postmodern periods, and up to the contemporary moment. This approach extends received narratives regarding surrealism's geographical locations and considers its transnational movement and modes of circulation. Moreover, it challenges critical biases that have defined surrealism in predominantly masculine terms, and which tie the movement to the interwar or early post-war years. This book will appeal both to scholars and students of surrealism and its legacies, modernist literature, and the history of the novel"--
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index 2301
Beschreibung:	xvii, 376 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781316514153 9781009077415