The automatic muse
surrealist novels
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Contributions
- Desnos, Robert, 1900-1945. - Contributor
- Leiris, Michel, 1901- . - Contributor
- Limbour, Georges, 1902-1970. - Contributor
- Péret, Benjamin, 1899-1959. - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Atlas, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
42,250 words, Guess
Page Count
169 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL16822713M
- ISBN-100947757791
- OCLC Control Number32028523
- LibraryThing352173
- Goodreads862264
Classifications
- LCCPQ1271
Alternate Titles
- Anti-Classics of Surrealism
Description
The Automatic Muse collects together four remarkable novels from the early days of Surrealism - the 1920's, when the group was experimenting with "automatic writing" and other methods of "forcing inspiration.". Despite, or because of, the methods used in their composition these works are remarkable for the differences between them. They are variously mysterious, comic, astonishing, wildly extravagant. Yet they all share a feeling for the marvellous, and a literary style totally unrestrained by the conventions of "literature." Their potent vitality is an ample demonstration of the Surrealist programme and its belief in "the total liberation of man."
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Other Editions
- The automatic muse: surrealist novels
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