Mad muses and the early surrealists
By: Justin Vicari
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786466566
Subjects: French literature; Surrealism (Literature); History and criticism; Mental illness in literature; Women in literature
Description: "In startling new readings of Breton, Bataille, Cocteau, Artaud, Crevel and others, Justin Vicari examines intersections between surrealism and mental illness, deploying an interdisciplinary approach, including aesthetic theory, radical politics, and psychoanalysis. Of interest, the representation of the ideal woman as not only sexually available but mentally ill, a hysteric muse representing "authenticity" lost in modern life"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.