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"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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**** BCL3 lists the Macmillan edition, 1965 of which this is a reprint with a new two page note by Roger Shattuck.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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movement to its intellectual and artistic environment. And he provides the statements and manifestos of Breton, Aragon, Tzara, and others.

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ISBN:
9780674403451
Translator:
Howard, Richard
Designed:
Shattuck, Roger
Designed:
Shattuck, Roger
Author:
Nadeau, Maurice
Author:
Shattuck, Roger
Author:
Howard, Richard
Publisher:
Belknap Press
Location:
Cambridge, Mass. :
Subject:
History
Subject:
Arts, fine
Subject:
Commercial - General
Subject:
Arts, Modern
Subject:
Surrealism
Subject:
History - Surrealism
Subject:
Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- History.
Subject:
History - Surrealism & Dadaism
Copyright:
1989
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 319-335.
Series:
Paperbacks in Art History
Series Volume:
5320
Publication Date:
April 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
351
Dimensions:
8.19x5.49x1.10 in. 1.02 lbs.
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