One Hundred Years of Surrealist Poetry - Theory and Practice

Given that the Surrealists were initially met with widespread incomprehension, mercilessly ridiculed, and treated as madmen, it is remarkable that more than one hundred years on we still feel the vitality and continued popularity of the movement today. As Willard Bohn demonstrates, Surrealism was not just a French phenomenon but one that eventually encompassed much of the world. Concentrating on the movement''s theory and practice, this extraordinarily broad-ranging book documents the spread of Surrealism throughout the western hemisphere and examines keys texts, critical responses, and significant writers. The latter include three extraordinarily talented individuals who were eventually awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (Andre Breton, Pablo Neruda, and Octavio Paz). Like their Surrealist colleagues, they strove to free human beings from their unconscious chains so that they could realize their true potential. O Hundred Years of Surrealist Poetry explores not only the birth but also the ongoing life of a major literary movement.>

Product details

• Authors: Willard Bohn
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9781501393730
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-9373-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 214 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Comparative Literature, Surrealism, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Art & Design Styles: Surrealism & Dada, Literary studies: poetry and poets