The Edge of Surrealism: A Roger Caillois Reader

by Roger Caillois

Book Overview

The Edge of Surrealism is an essential introduction to the writing of French social theorist Roger Caillois. Caillois was part of the Surrealist avant-garde and in the 1930s founded the College of Sociology with Georges Bataille and Michel Leiris. He spent his life exploring issues raised by this famous group and by Surrealism itself. Though his subjects were diverse, Caillois focused on concerns crucial to modern intellectual life, and his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822330687
• ISBN13: 9780822330684
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"