The History of Surrealism"I believe," André Breton said, "in the future resolution of the states of dream and reality--in appearance so contradictory--in a sort of absolute reality, or surréalité." The Surrealist movement, born in the 1920s out of the ferment of Dada, committed to revolution against bourgeois rationalism, and inspired by Freudian exploration of the unconscious, has reverberated more widely and deeply than perhaps any other art movement in our century. Its automatism, biomorphic shapes, visionary mode, and manipulation of found objects mark the work of artists as different as Ernst, Miró, Magritte, and Dali. Maurice Nadeau's History of Surrealism, first published in French in 1944 and in English in 1965, has become a classic. It is both lucid and authoritative--by far the best overall account of this complex movement. Nadeau traces the evolution of Surrealism, bringing to life its many internal debates about politics and art. He relates the movement to its intellectual and artistic environment. And he provides the statements and manifestos of Breton, Aragon, Tzara, and others. |
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Life never holds its savor . In the first view , everything has significance ; the world is filled and its parts held in place by con- nections . ( Leonardo said he could literally see them , “ lines crossing and interweaving .
... and one man who had never belonged to the group but who had been particularly mauled by Breton : Georges Bataille . Pierre Naville , though solicited , did not choose to contribute . The attacks were mostly personal .
ANATOLE FRANCE ( Thaïs ) THE MISTAKE Anatole France is not dead : he will never die . In a dozen years some gallant writers will have invented a new Anatole . There are people who cannot do without this comic and empty character ...
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Gebruikersrecensie - giovannigf - LibraryThingVery comprehensive history of the movement largely based on the group's documents: manifestos, edicts, articles, and speeches. Unfortunately that means that the individual participants remain sketchy ... Volledige review lezen
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NOTE TO THE 1989 EDITION | 11 |
FOREWORD | 35 |
THE POETS IN THE | 52 |
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