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Reimagining life : philosophical pessimism and the revolution of surrealism / Raihan Kadri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kadri, Raihan, 1977-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surrealism.
- Pessimism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The innovative, wide-ranging study deftly traverses fields of art, politics, philosophy, psychology, and literature. Reimagining Life redefines Surrealism's place in modern intellectual history and offers a new vision of how Surrealist discourse can be connected to contemporary debates in cultural, critical, and theoretical studies.
- Contents:
- REIMAGINING LIFE; Contents; List of Illustrations; Note on the Text; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Philosophical Pessimism and "The New Spirit"; 2 Revolution of the Mind; 3 Plurality and Unity; 4 From Vitalism to Epivitalism; 5 The Defense of Infinity; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-68393-875-5
- 1-61147-013-7
- OCLC:
- 846496624
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