The traumatic surreal : Germanophone women artists and Surrealism after the Second World War / Patricia Allmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allmer, Patricia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surrealism--Germany.

Surrealism.

Women artists--Germany--History--20th century.

Women artists.

Artists--Germany--History--20th century.

Artists.

Psychic trauma in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (colour); digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Germanophone women artists and surrealism after the Second World War

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

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Biography/History:

Patricia Allmer is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Edinburgh.

Summary:

'The Traumatic Surreal' is a major study which examines the leading role Germanophone women artists have played in deploying surrealism to respond to the traumatic events and legacies of the Second World War.

Contents:

Front Matter

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Meret Oppenheim's hauntologies

Unica Zürn's pathographies

Birgit Jürgenssen's abjections

Bady Minck's tourist imaginaries

Olga Neuwirth/Elfriede Jelinek: temporality and trauma

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Allmer, Patricia The Traumatic Surreal

ISBN:

9781526169884

1526169886

9781526149787

1526149788

9781526149800

152614980X

OCLC:

1309065488