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Alter Ego is the first monograph in English on the critical writings of Michel Leiris (1901-90). A groundbreaking autobiographer and pioneering ethnographer, Leiris also produced important criticism on art, opera, jazz and literature, which acts as a key commentary on twentieth-century intellectual movements and demonstrates vividly the constant refashioning and reformulation of contemporary ideas and aesthetics. Hand defines and situates Leiris's core themes, analyses his criticism in each of the art areas examined, and delineates the model that emerges of a contrapuntal and heterogeneous critical identity.

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Introduction; 1: Perceiving Presence: Leiris and Visual Art; 2: Breaking the Sound Barrier: Leiris and Music; 3: Reading Rules: Leiris and Literature; Conclusion

Alter Ego: The Critical Writings of Michel Leiris

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 31 October 2003
      ISBN-13 9781900755986
      978-1900755986
      ISBN-10 190075598X
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      Literary studies: fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Alter Ego is the first monograph in English on the critical writings of Michel Leiris (1901-90). A groundbreaking autobiographer and pioneering ethnographer, Leiris also produced important criticism on art, opera, jazz and literature, which acts as a key commentary on twentieth-century intellectual movements and demonstrates vividly the constant refashioning and reformulation of contemporary ideas and aesthetics. Hand defines and situates Leiris's core themes, analyses his criticism in each of the art areas examined, and delineates the model that emerges of a contrapuntal and heterogeneous critical identity.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1: Perceiving Presence: Leiris and Visual Art; 2: Breaking the Sound Barrier: Leiris and Music; 3: Reading Rules: Leiris and Literature; Conclusion

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