Surrealism and the book / Renée Riese Hubert.

Main entry:

Hubert, Renée Riese, 1916-2005.

Title & Author:

Surrealism and the book / Renée Riese Hubert.

Publication:

Description:

xvii, 358 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mimesis and the book -- Beginnings -- Surrealist collaboration -- The focusing of a double talent -- The text as illustration -- Surrealism and the 19th century -- Illustrating the precursors -- Illustration and commitment -- Displacement of narrative -- Postwar achievements -- Beyond the book -- Specificity of the surrealist book.

Summary:

"An indispensable tool ... for the student of Surrealism and book illustration ... [and] also for those interested in the complicated intrications between literature and pictorial movements from Romanticism to present-day Postmodernism"--Blurb.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0520057198 (alk. paper)
9780520057197 (alk. paper)
0520080890
9780520080898

Subject:

Surrealism Themes, motives.
Illustration of books 20th century Themes, motives.
Narrative art Themes, motives.
CHR 1988
PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
Surréalisme Thèmes, motifs.
Illustration des livres 20e siècle Thèmes, motifs.
Art narratif Thèmes, motifs.
Illustration of books Themes, motives
Illustraties.
Surrealisme.
Surrealism.
Narrative art.
Livres d'artistes France 20e siècle.
Art et littérature France 20e siècle.
Surréalisme.
Illustration des livres France 20e siècle Thèmes, motifs.
Books Illustrations

Form/genre:

Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288942
Call No.: BIB 230997
Status: Available

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