Echoes of Surrealism
Download or Read eBook Echoes of Surrealism PDF written by Gerrit-Jan Berendse and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Gerrit-Jan Berendse |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2021-05-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781800730694 |
ISBN-13 | : 1800730691 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Echoes of Surrealism by : Gerrit-Jan Berendse
Book excerpt: For many artists and intellectuals in East Germany, daily life had an undeniably surreal aspect, from the numbing repetition of Communist Party jargon to the fear and paranoia engendered by the Stasi. Echoes of Surrealism surveys the ways in which a sense of the surreal infused literature and art across the lifespan of the GDR, focusing on individual authors, visual artists, directors, musicians, and other figures who have employed surrealist techniques in their work. It provides a new framework for understanding East German culture, exploring aesthetic practices that offered an alternative to rigid government policies and questioned and confronted the status quo.