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Surrealism Against the Current: Tracts and Declarations
Contributor(s): Richardson, Michael (Editor), Fijalkowski, Krzysztof (Editor)
ISBN: 0745317790     ISBN-13: 9780745317793
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2001
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Annotation: 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 defence 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 Andri Masson once described it, a "collective experience of individualism."
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy
Dewey: 700.411
LCCN: 2001003307
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.54" W x 8.82" (0.97 lbs) 232 pages
 
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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 Andre Masson once described it, a 'collective experience of individualism'.