Surrealism and the occult : occultism and Western esotericism in the work and movement of André Breton /

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This volume offers a fresh perspective upon a long-debated issue: the role of the occult in Surrealism, in particular under leadership of André Breton. Based on thorough source analysis, this study details how the understanding of occultism and esotericism, as well as their function in Bretonian Su...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bauduin, Tessel M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Breton, André, > 1896-1966.
1900-1999
Surrealism.
Art, Modern > 20th century.
Surréalisme.
Art > 20e siècle.
Surrealist.
Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Art, Modern.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The time of slumbers : psychic automatism and surrealist research
  • The period of reason : mediums and seers
  • The 'golden age' of the omnipotent mind
  • Magic in exile
  • Arcanum 1947 : poetry, liberty, love.

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