University Press Copublishing Division / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Pages: 206
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Trim: 8¾ x 11½
978-1-61147-012-3 • Hardback • June 2011 • $113.00 • (£87.00)
978-1-61147-013-0 • eBook • June 2011 • $107.00 • (£82.00)
Raihan Kadri has taught in the areas of philosophy, art history, and comparative studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz and University of Essex.
This is one of the most original studies of Surrealism to appear for many years. A close and brilliant reading of the most important early Surrealist texts brings out their theoretical foundations in philosophical pessimism and restores a sense of Surrealism's intellectual vitality. Artists and poets continue to explore its ideas and resources, and this book helps to explain why.
— Professor Dawn Ades, FBA, OBE, University of Essex
Reimagining Life is a tour de force that responds in extraordinarily thought-provoking and fruitful ways to the art historical studies that dominate Surrealism's scholarship. It is a bold reminder of why Surrealism, beyond its popular imagery, remains one of the most revolutionary intellectual movements of the twentieth century, with a lively discourse that continues to this day.
— Dr. Elliott H. King, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Curator of Dalí: The Late Work