The Hand of the Engraver: Albert Flocon Meets Gaston Bachelard

by Hans-Jörg Rheinberger

Book Overview

This book is the first to explore in detail the encounter between Albert Flocon and Gaston Bachelard in postwar Paris. Bachelard was a philosopher and historian of science who was also involved in literary studies and poetics. Flocon was a student of the Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany, who specialized in copper engraving. Both deeply ingrained in the surrealist avant-garde movements, each acted at the frontiers of their respective m tiers in exploring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438472102
• ISBN13: 9781438472102
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"