{"product_id":"max-ernst-and-alchemy-9780292791367","title":"Max Ernst and Alchemy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a wholly different perspective on Max Ernst and alchemy, the author persuasively demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"M. E. Warlick's book is a unique and highly significant contribution to the literature on modern art and modern culture in general.\" --Linda D. Henderson, Professor of Art History, University of Texas at Austin \" ... when M. E. Warlick discusses {Ernst's] early art and the Surrealist context, she is authoritative... Her own scrupulously researched chapters on the artist's formative years andpre-Surrealist paintings, together with her abbreviated history of alchemy, its literature and the\"occultation of Surrealism\" which began in the 1920s, are useful additions to the existingscholarship.\"--TLS, 21 September 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword by Franklin Rosemont \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. The Myth of the Child \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Alchemy: Its History, Revival, and Symbolism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Initiation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. The Occultation of Surrealism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Collage as Alchemy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. The Alchemical Androgyne: Ernst and the Women in His Life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. As Above, So Below: The Alchemical Landscapes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An Alchemical Glossary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083462091095,"sku":"9780292791367","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292791367.jpg?v=1725549019","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/max-ernst-and-alchemy-9780292791367","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}