The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

An interrogation of the notion of space in Surrealist theory and philosophy, this study analyzes the manifestations of space in Surrealist paintings and writings, with a specific focus on the "screen" as a spatial paradigm. Haim Finkelstein here extends discussion of the concepts at stake for Surrealist visual art into the context of literature and criticism. His study sheds new light on the way "film thinking" permeates Surrealist thought and aesthetics.