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- Morning Star: surrealism, marxism, anarchism, situationism, utopia
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Texas Press
summary
An expanded edition of revered theorist Michael Löwy’s Morning Star: Marxism and Surrealism (previously published in French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Greek), this masterwork collects the author’s essays on the ways in which surrealism intersected with a variety of revolutionary political approaches, ranging from utopian ideals to Marxism and situationism. Taking its title from André Breton’s essay “Arcane 17,” which casts the star as the searing firebrand of rebellion, Löwy’s provocative work spans many perspectives. These include surrealist artists who were deeply interested in Marxism and anarchism (Breton among them), as well as Marxists who were deeply interested in surrealism (Walter Benjamin in particular). Probing the dialectics of innovation, diversity, continuity, and unity throughout surrealism’s international presence, Morning Star also incorporates analyses of Claude Cahun, Guy Debord, Pierre Naville, José Carlos Mariátegui and others, accompanied by numerous reproductions of surrealist art. An extraordinarily rich collection, Morning Star promises to ignite new dialogues regarding the very nature of dissent.
Table of Contents
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- 3. THE LIBERTARIAN MARXISM OF ANDR
- pp. 21-28
- 8. ODY SABAN: A Spring Ritual
- pp. 89-96
- 10. INTERNATIONAL SURREALISM SINCE 1969
- pp. 107-116
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 133-136
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292793637
Related ISBN(s)
9780292718944
MARC Record
OCLC
430045981
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No