ISBN: 9780803214743 - Automatic Woman: The Representation of Woman in Surrealism (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in a dust jacket with minor fading to edges, b&w illustrations, 179 pages. Contemporary feminist critics have often described Surrealism as a misogynist movement. In Automatic Woman, Katharine Conley addresses this issue, confirming some feminist allegations while qualifying and overturning others. Through insightful analyses of works by a range of writers and artists, Conley develops a complex view of Surrealist portrayals of Woman. Conley begins with a discussion of the composite image of Woman developed by such early male Surrealists as André Breton, Francis Picabia, and Paul Eluard. She labels that image ?Automatic Woman??a term that comprises views of Woman as provocative and revolutionary but also as a depersonalized object largely devoid of individuality and volition. This analysis largely confirms feminist critiques of Surrealism. The heart of the book, however, examines the writings of Leonora Carrington and Unica Zürn, two women in the Surrealist movement whose works, Conley argues, anticipate much contemporary feminist art and theory. In concluding, Conley shows how Breton?s own views on women evolved in the course of his long career, arriving at last at a position far more congenial to contemporary feminists. Record # 379154.…

Condition: Used: Acceptable. 1996 hardcover book used has underlining in pencil and marks in ink Name in book back of dust jacket has wear and tear black mark on barcode on back of dust jacket 179 pages{{{L-11.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hbk, 178pp, SIGNED by the author on half-title page, illustr in b+wan excellent, clean tight and unmarked copy in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. Separate paper included, signed by author (1998). Five plates. 179 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Purple cloth cover with gilted titles on spine. Corners are in FINE condition and pages are clean and white. Black endpapers. FINE/NF. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

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