Surrealism and the art of crime /

Surrealism and the art of crime /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eburne, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Surrealism (Literature)
Literature, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism.
Crime in literature.
Violence in literature.
Surrealism > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Crime > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Authors > 20th century > Political and social views.
Table of Contents:
  • Locked room, bloody chamber
  • On murder, considered as one of the surrealist arts
  • Germaine Berton and the ethics of assassination
  • Dime novel politics
  • X marks the spot
  • Surrealism noir
  • Persecution mania
  • The transatlantic mysteries of Paris : surrealism and the série noire
  • Conclusion : antihumanism and terror.