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

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 Sur...

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1. Verfasser: Bauduin, Tessel M. (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2014
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Zusammenfassung: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 Surrealism changed significantly over time, from the early 1920s to the late 1950s
Beschreibung:263 S.
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ISBN:9789089646361
978-90-8964-636-1
9089646361
90-8964-636-1