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“Talk About Complications!”: Surrealism’s Trouble with Women “说到并发症!”——《超现实主义与女性的烦恼》

International Journal of Surrealism Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/ijs.2023.a908034

Raymond Spiteri

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Time Reclaimed: Old “Femmes-enfants” 时间的回收:老“娘儿们”

International Journal of Surrealism Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/ijs.2023.a908033

Effie Rentzou

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Jacqueline, My Friend 杰奎琳，我的朋友

International Journal of Surrealism Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/ijs.2023.a908038

Mary Ann Caws

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Surrealism Was a Muse to Me 超现实主义是我的缪斯

International Journal of Surrealism Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/ijs.2023.a908037

Penny Slinger

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Chicago Surrealists Welcome Mary Low! 芝加哥超现实主义者欢迎玛丽·洛!

International Journal of Surrealism Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/ijs.2023.a908039

Penelope Rosemont

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Eva Švankmajerová: From the Interior 伊娃Švankmajerová:来自内部

International Journal of Surrealism Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/ijs.2023.a908036

Krzysztof Fijalkowski, Rachel Fijalkowska

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