Surrealism Against The Current: Tracts and DeclarationsMichael Richardson, Krzystof Fijalkowski Pluto Press, 20 sep 2001 - 220 pagina's Bringing together many Surrealist texts that have never previously been available in English, this collection is an essential guide for anyone who wishes to understand the Surrealist movement. Including a wealth of original works, it traces its development in the words of the Surrealists themselves, offering a definitive expression of Surrealism as a collective movement. It shows the extent of Surrealist positions and interests and shows how, having become a major cultural phenomenon of the twentieth century, the issues it has raised remain central to current debates.Covering the period 1922-91, these key texts illuminate its philosophical, political and ethical positions and locate Surrealism in a broader social and cultural context. Comprising statements from Surrealist groups in Paris, Belgium, Romania, Sweden and Czechoslovakia, and signed by the major participants, it reveals the international dimension of Surrealism and shows how it has maintained vitality in response to changing social and political exigencies. Chapters cover the historical orientation of Surrealism; its involvement with revolutionary politics; its ethical concerns and its defense of the 'security of the spirit'; and its position on colonialism. In particular, the volume brings attention to the extent to which Surrealism represented a 'collective adventure' in which their shared interests brought together groups of individuals to explore themes in common. In this sense, Surrealism truly represented, as André Masson once described it, a 'collective experience of individualism'. |
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... authority inherent in him as an individual . It is difficult to see any charismatic quality in his leadership , which was maintained rather by his resolve of purpose . It was above all his moral intransigence that gave him prestige , an ...
... authority inherent in him as an individual . It is difficult to see any charismatic quality in his leadership , which was maintained rather by his resolve of purpose . It was above all his moral intransigence that gave him prestige , an ...
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... authority was unchallengeable . None of the newcomers was likely to have the confidence to challenge Breton on a major point . The fact that he never actually had to invoke such authority directly does not show that it did not exist ...
... authority was unchallengeable . None of the newcomers was likely to have the confidence to challenge Breton on a major point . The fact that he never actually had to invoke such authority directly does not show that it did not exist ...
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... authority , we do not recoil before this ineluctable necessity , no more than before all those which may be imposed on us by the consequences of the action to which we are committed . 5. We say today that the programme of the Popular ...
... authority , we do not recoil before this ineluctable necessity , no more than before all those which may be imposed on us by the consequences of the action to which we are committed . 5. We say today that the programme of the Popular ...
Inhoudsopgave
Note on the Selection of Texts | 19 |
Surrealism visàvis Revolutionary Politics | 93 |
The Security of the Spirit | 139 |
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