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The Plight of the Surrealist Writer: Intimacy in Public Space
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Yocco, Caitlin A.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1341938809
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Year and Degree
2012, Master of Arts, Miami University, French.
Abstract
Surrealist writers were ultimately preoccupied with observing life and discerning their own place, especially their individual identity. Because of this focus on the individual Surrealists are put at a disadvantage for reaching intimacy. Instead of following conventional paths to deep connection with another, he must shape intimacy to fit his lifestyle. This study examines Surrealist texts to learn how these isolated writers and poets find intimacy in unconventional ways. Through different means, such as nostalgia, eye contact, writing, and observing, the normative notions of intimacy are challenged and proven to be just as conducive to the public realm as the private. The text, one of the greatest avenues to intimacy for the writer, chronicles how intimacy in public space is not so paradoxical as it may appear.
Committee
Dr. Jonathan Strauss, PhD (Advisor)
Dr. Elisabeth Hodges, PhD (Committee Member)
Dr. Tobias Menely, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
42 p.
Subject Headings
Literature
;
Modern Language
Keywords
Surrealism
;
Intimacy
;
Space
;
Architecture
;
Andr¿¿¿¿ Breton
;
Louis Aragon
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Yocco, C. A. (2012).
The Plight of the Surrealist Writer: Intimacy in Public Space
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1341938809
APA Style (7th edition)
Yocco, Caitlin.
The Plight of the Surrealist Writer: Intimacy in Public Space.
2012. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1341938809.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Yocco, Caitlin. "The Plight of the Surrealist Writer: Intimacy in Public Space." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1341938809
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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This open access ETD is published by Miami University and OhioLINK.