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. 1980- (VerfasserIn)
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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
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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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (263 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048523023
DOI:10.1017/9789048523023

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