Roland Penrose : the life of a Surrealist / James King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, James, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penrose, Roland, Sir.

Penrose, Roland.

Artists--Great Britain--Biography.

Artists.

Surrealism--Great Britain.

Surrealism.

England.

Europe.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.

Summary:

James King explores the intricacies of Penrose's life and work, his complex professional and personal lives, his work as a biographer and as an art historian.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface: The Inner Light

Acknowledgements

1. ‘Born a Quaker’ (1900–1913)

2. ‘This Fascinating Horror’ (1914–1918)

3. A Heretic in Training (1919–1922)

4. Born Again (1922–1931)

5. Insoluble Questions (1932–1935)

6. ‘Let’s Do Something’ (1935–1936)

7. The Modern Colossus (1936–1938)

8. Aphrodite in Blue (1936–1938)

9. On the Brink of War (1937–1939)

10. Grim Glory (1939–1945)

11. Post-War Blues (1945–1947)

12. Re-defining Modernism (1946–1953)

13. A Pastoral Retreat (1949–1953)

14. Life with a Virtuoso (1954–1966)

15. The Uninvited Guest (1966–1984)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 20, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781474421874

1474421873

9781474414517

1474414516

9781474414524

1474414524

OCLC:

1301546891