Surrealism - Hardcover

Caws, Mary Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714842591 ISBN 13: 9780714842592

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2004

Synopsis

Surrealism is the first in an expanded range of Themes and Movements titles which look beyond the post-1945 period to survey all of the twentieth century’s major art movements. Mary Ann Caws is an internationally respected scholar of Surrealism who has translated many of its major texts and published extensively on the Surrealists’ art and writings.

Aside from academic studies and museum catalogues this is the first comprehensive, art book format survey on Surrealism to be published for a number of years. It also provides an overview of the essential links between the Surrealists’ famous artworks and their equally renowned writings. Mary Ann Caws is uniquely qualified to do this.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Ann Caws is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature, English and French, at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Review:

'Surrealism is a must-have.' (Sarah Kent, Time Out) 'An extraordinary, fascinating compendium: Mary Ann Caws has unlocked the gate to Surrealism's beautiful road.' (Frederick Tuten, novelist and critic) 'The large and well-captioned picture section [...] shows us how various the art produced by the movement was, from Dali's sharp, mesmeric figurations to Miro's strange constellation of images.' (Frank Whitford, Sunday Times) '[An] attractive mixture of analysis, images and texts offers lively and fresh-feeling introduction.' (James Hall, The Independent) 'A darker side of reality is explored in Surrealism, a resplendently illustrated overview of four decades of subversion.' (The Times) 'A massive and well illustrated book which combines powerful and less familiar images ... with iconic works.' (Tribune)

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0714842591
• ISBN 13: 9780714842592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Eburne Jonathan