Automatic Writing, Unexpected Juxtapositions, and Non Sequitur in Surrealism

By: Sing, Patrick

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The book studies Surrealism, which originated in the late 1910s and early '20s as a literary movement that experimented with a new mode of expression called automatic writing, or automatism. It sought to release the unbridled imagination of the subconscious. French poets Andre Breton, Phillip Soupalt, and Jacques Brown drew upon such Freudian methods of free association, and produced unexpected poetic imagery, traditionally restricted by reason and societal limitations.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1276181434
• ISBN13: 9781276181433
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"