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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Let us nonetheless single out René Crevel's answer , which was not to be limited to a mere questionnaire : Is it true , as people say , that one commits suicide for love , for fear , syphilis ? It is not true .
a a wives ” ( Jacques Prévert ) ; “ I had a true friend ( Breton is supposed to be speaking ) , Robert Desnos . I cheated him , lied to him , gave him my word of honor and deceived him . ” ( Robert Desnos ) ; “ He practiced , on a ...
What has been the obstacle in our way is the fear of proceeding against the true intentions of the Communist International and the impossibility of attempting to do no more than obeying the orders ( disconcerting at the very least ) ...
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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 | 9 |
FOREWORD | 35 |
1929 | 36 |
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