Surrealism and the occult: occultism and Western esotericism in the work and movement of André Breton / Tessel M. Bauduin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauduin, Tessel M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breton, André, 1896-1966.

Breton, André.

Surrealism.

Art, Modern--20th century.

Art, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-70456-5

1-04-079751-2

90-485-2302-8

9781003704560

OCLC:

892339605