Surrealism and the Gothic: Castles of the Interior (Studies in Surrealism)

Synopsis

Surrealism and the Gothic is the first book-length analysis of the role played by the gothic in both the initial emergence of surrealism and at key moments in its subsequent development as an art and literary movement. The book argues the strong and sustained influence, not only of the classic gothic novel itself – Ann Radcliffe, Charles Maturin, Matthew Lewis, etc. – but also the determinative impact of closely related phenomena, as with the influence of mediumism, alchemy and magic. The book also traces the later development of the gothic novel, as with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and its mutation into such works of popular fiction as the Fantômas series of Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre, enthusiastically taken up by writers such as Apollinaire and subsequently feeding into the development of surrealism. More broadly, the book considers a range of motifs strongly associated with gothic writing, as with insanity, incarceration and the ‘accursed outsider’, explored in relation to the personal experience and electroshock treatment of Antonin Artaud. A recurring motif of the analysis is that of the gothic castle, developed in the writings of André Breton, Artaud, Sade, Julien Gracq and other writers, as well as in the work of visual artists such as Magritte.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

256 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351686464

Related ISBNs:

9781315168609, 9781409432746, 9781409432746, 9780367735890, 9781409432746, 9781315168609

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/14/20

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Language Arts

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