| Description |
1 online resource (x, 215 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 01, 2021) |
| Subject |
German literature -- Germany (East) -- History and criticism
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Surrealism (Literature) -- Germany (East)
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Surrealism in mass media.
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Literature and society -- Germany (East)
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LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German
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German literature
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Literature and society
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Surrealism in mass media
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Surrealism (Literature)
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Germany (East)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020051935 |
| ISBN |
9781800730694 |
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1800730691 |
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