Robert Desnos and the Play of Popular Culture
Robert Desnos and the Play of Popular Culture
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Robert Desnos was a French surrealist artist and a hero and martyr of the French Resistance. "Robert Desnos and the Play of Popular Culture" explores his commitment to the public domain and his involvement with popular media during the 1930s and 1940s, demonstrating that he sustained and deepened his engagement with public culture as a space of contestation. The book includes the full text of Desnos' eleven articles for "Voilà" that have never been previously collected.
Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2018
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Robert Desnos, a renowned surrealist artist from France, continues to be celebrated for his significant contributions to the art world and his role as a hero and martyr of the French Resistance. In his book, Robert Desnos and the Play of Popular Culture, author Jean-Michel Rabaté delves into both aspects of Desnos's persona, shedding light on the interconnectedness between them. By examining Desnos's lifelong dedication to the public domain and his involvement with popular media during the 1930s and 1940s, the book offers a fresh perspective on his life and work.
The study begins by exploring Desnos's transition to popular commercial media after his break with André Breton. It then delves into his continued engagement with the public sphere of artistic expression during the Occupation, specifically analyzing the 1944 film Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs, which Desnos co-authored with Henri Jeanson. This film was released in Parisian theatres just one week before Desnos's arrest and deportation for resistance activities.
Through the exploration of these intriguing but relatively unknown facets of Desnos's artistic production, Rabaté demonstrates that Desnos did not abandon his prewar fascination with the power of popular media. Instead, he sustained and deepened his engagement with public culture as a space of contestation, where the interplay of public and private, producer and consumer, intersected with the cultural politics of wartime France.
The book includes the full text of Desnos's eleven articles for the magazine Voilà, which have never been previously collected, accompanied by English translations. This comprehensive collection provides a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Desnos's work, offering a deeper understanding of his artistic contributions and his role in shaping the cultural landscape of post-war France.
In conclusion, Robert Desnos and the Play of Popular Culture is a groundbreaking work that sheds new light on the multifaceted persona of a celebrated artist and resistance hero. By examining the connections between his commitment to the public domain and his involvement with popular media, Rabaté offers a fresh perspective on Desnos's life and work, demonstrating his enduring influence on the cultural landscape of post-war France.
Weight: 372g
Dimension: 157 x 229 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433143014
Edition number: New ed
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