Magritte and Literature: Elective Affinities

by Ben Stoltzfus

The Belgian Surrealist artist Ren Magritte (1898-1967) is well known for his thought-provoking and witty images that challenge the observer's preconditioned perceptions of reality. Magritte and Literature examines some of the artist's major paintings whose titles were influenced by and related to works of literature. Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil, Goethe's Elective Affinities, and Poe's The Domain of Arnheim are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9058679608
• ISBN13: 9789058679604
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher