Surrealism and the art of crime
By: Jonathan P. Eburne.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780801446740
Subjects: Surrealism (Literature); Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Crime in literature; Violence in literature; Surrealism -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century; Crime -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century; Authors -- 20th century -- Political and social views
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Locked room, bloody chamber; title: On murder, considered as one of the surrealist arts; title: Germaine Berton and the ethics of assassination; title: Dime novel politics; title: X marks the spot; title: Surrealism noir; title: Persecution mania; title: The transatlantic mysteries of Paris : surrealism and the série noire; title: Conclusion : antihumanism and terror.