{"product_id":"a-little-girl-dreams-of-taking-the-veil-paperback","title":"A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMax Ernst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorothea Tanning\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects--umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes--artist Max Ernst was struck by the items' unusual juxtapositions. By manipulating the Victorian-era engravings into striking tableaux and adding brief captions, Ernst invented the collage novel and transformed banal advertising art into revealing dramas rooted in his dreams and secret desires. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1930 as \u003ci\u003eR ve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel.\u003c\/i\u003e Its hallucinatory visions center on the nightmares of a girl who loses her virginity on the day of her first communion and resolves to become a nun. Ernst, a pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealistic art, blends humor and irony in his exploration of the nonrational but very real intersection of religious ecstasy and erotic desire. A century after its debut, this profoundly peculiar book retains its shock value as well as its imaginative power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects--umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes--artist Max Ernst was struck by the items' unusual juxtapositions. By manipulating the Victorian-era engravings into striking tableaux and adding brief captions, Ernst invented the collage novel and transformed banal advertising art into revealing dramas rooted in his dreams and secret desires. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1930 as \u003ci\u003eRêve d'une petite fille qui voulut entrer au Carmel.\u003c\/i\u003e Its hallucinatory visions center on the nightmares of a girl who loses her virginity on the day of her first communion and resolves to become a nun. Ernst, a pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealistic art, blends humor and irony in his exploration of the nonrational but very real intersection of religious ecstasy and erotic desire. A century after its debut, this profoundly peculiar book retains its shock value as well as its imaginative power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA key figure in the Dadaist and Surrealist art movements, German-born Max Ernst (1891-1976) became an American citizen in 1948 and a French citizen in 1958. Painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, Ernst employed the fragmented logic of collage in this volume and in his landmark collage book, \u003ci\u003eUne semaine de bonté, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Dover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379147849906,"sku":"9780486814520","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8a8ab6b2cf91a870237a8621cdc4d4ac.webp?v=1777755362","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-little-girl-dreams-of-taking-the-veil-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}