Futures of Surrealism: Myth, Science Fiction, and Fantastic Art in France, 1936-1969

by Gavin Parkinson

Although Surrealism is usually associated with the 1920s and 1930s, it remained a vital force in Paris throughout the postwar period. This important book offers the first detailed account in English of the trajectory of the French Surrealists in the 1950s and 1960s, giving particular emphasis to the significance of myth for the group in its reception of science fiction and its engagement with fantastic art. Offering new readings of the art and writings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300209711
• ISBN13: 9780300209716
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.9" x 10.4"