The Acharnians

The Acharnians
Author: Aristophanes
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2019-09-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3734064104

Reproduction of the original: The Acharnians by Aristophanes

Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism

Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism
Author: Fer
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300055191

This book begins by considering responses by French artists to the First World War, showing how Purism, Dada, and early Surrealism are related to the ethos of post-war reconstruction. The authors then discuss the language of construction in places as dissimilar as France, Germany, and the Soviet Union; the contrasting demands of the utility and decoration of objects and paintings; and the relationship of surrealism to questions of sexuality and gender and to Freudian theory. The book concludes by addressing the widespread debate over realism in art: whether it represents an alternative to the elitism of the avant-garde or whether avant-garde art should play a role in the development of a modern realism.