Angela Carter and surrealism : 'a feminist libertarian aesthetic' / Anna Watz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watz, Anna, author.

Series:

Ashgate studies in surrealism ; 9.

Studies in surrealism ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carter, Angela, 1940-1992--Criticism and interpretation.

Carter, Angela.

Carter, Angela, 1940-1992.

Surrealism (Literature)--United States.

Surrealism (Literature).

Feminist fiction, American--History and criticism.

Feminist fiction, American.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 202 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

In 1972, Angela Carter translated Xavière Gauthier's ground-breaking feminist critique of the surrealist movement, Surréalisme et sexualité (1971). Although the translation was never published, the project at once confirmed and consolidated Carter's previous interest in surrealism, representation, gender and desire and aided her formulation of a new surrealist-feminist aesthetic. Carter's sustained engagement with surrealist aesthetics and politics as well as surrealist scholarship aptly demonstrates what is at stake for feminism at the intersection of avant-garde aesthetics and the representation of women and female desire. Drawing on previously unexplored archival material, such as typescripts, journals, and letters, Anna Watz's study is the first to trace the full extent to which Carter's writing engages with surrealism and its critical heritage. Watz's book is an important contribution to scholarship on Angela Carter as well as to contemporary feminist debates on surrealism, and will appeal to scholars across the fields of contemporary British fiction, feminism, and literary and visual surrealism. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

"The problem of woman": surrealist femininities and masculinities

The surrealist uncanny in Shadow dance

Surrealist desire in The infernal desire machines of Doctor Hoffman

The Sadeian woman and Surréalisme et sexualité

The feminist libertarian aesthetic of The passion of new Eve

Conclusion: feminist-surrealist bricolage and performativity.

Notes:

Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Linköping University, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472415752

1472415752

OCLC:

957301743