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The first comprehensive examination of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), a major twentieth-century writer and multi-media artist. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the intellectual, literary, and artistic currents that animate her relationships with avant-garde movements throughout the Western Hemisphere.
List of contents
Introduction: Leonora Carrington and the international avant-garde - Jonathan P. Eburne and Catriona McAra
1 An A-Z of Leonora Carrington memories, mostly in quotes, gathered over years of visits to her home - Chloe Aridjis
2 'An allergy to collaboration': the early formation of Leonora Carrington's artistic vision - Susan L. Aberth
3 'Genealogical gestation': Leonora Carrington between modernism and art history - Ara H. Merjian
4 Experience and knowledge in
Down Below - Natalya Lusty
5 Dissecting
The Holy Oily Body: Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and
El Santo Cuerpo Grasoso - Tara Plunkett
6 'A language buried at the back of time':
The Stone Door and poststructuralist feminism - Anna Watz
7 Losing one's head in the 'Children's Corner': Carrington's contributions to S.NOB in 1962 - Abigail Susik
8 Shadow children: Leonora as storyteller - Gabriel Weisz
9 Poetic wisdom: Leonora Carrington and the esoteric avant-garde - Jonathan P. Eburne
10 Carrington's sensorium - Janet Lyon
11 A nonagenarian virago: quoting 'Carrington' in contemporary practice - Catriona McAra
12 Leonora Carrington: transgressing discipline - Chloe Aridjis, Francesco Manacorda and Lauren Barnes
Index
About the author
Jonathan P. Eburne is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, English, and French and Francophone Studies at the Pennsylvania State University
Catriona McAra is University Curator at Leeds Arts University
Summary
The first comprehensive examination of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), a major twentieth-century writer and multi-media artist. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the intellectual, literary, and artistic currents that animate her relationships with avant-garde movements throughout the Western Hemisphere. -- .
