Surrealism and the Occult: Occultism and Western Esotericism in the Work and Movement of André Breton

This book offers a new perspective on a long-debated issue: the role of the occult in surrealism, in particular under the leadership of French writer André Breton. Based on thorough source analysis, this study details how our understanding of occultism and esotericism, as well as of their function i...

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1. Verfasser: Bauduin, Tessel M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2014]
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Zusammenfassung:This book offers a new perspective on a long-debated issue: the role of the occult in surrealism, in particular under the leadership of French writer André Breton. Based on thorough source analysis, this study details how our understanding of occultism and esotericism, as well as of their function in Bretonian surrealism, changed significantly over time from the early 1920s to the late 1950s
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018)
Beschreibung:1 online resource 36 color plates, 14 halftones
ISBN:9789048523023
DOI:10.1515/9789048523023

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