Surrealism
Surrealism in literature can be defined as an artistic attempt to bridge together reality and the imagination. Surrealists seek to overcome the contradictions of the conscious and unconscious minds by creating unreal or bizarre stories full of juxtapositions.
Founded by Andre' Breton surrealism began as an artistic movement in Paris in the 1920 and lasted until 1940s. Writer and philosopher Breton propelled this movement with his publication of The Manifesto of Surrealism, as a way of fighting against the way art was understood at the time.
With the horror of World War I still in Europe's wake, art had been controlled by politics. However, surrealists wanted to break free from the constraints being post on art and to do so in an extreme, yet positive way. Using surrealist imagery, ideas, or poetic techniques, writers attempt to stretch the boundaries, free the mind and make readers think.
Surrealist literature will have contrasting images for ideas. This technique is used to help readers make new connections and expand the reader's reality, or rather the reader's idea of what reality is. Surrealism will use images and metaphors to compel the reader to think deeper and reveal subconscious meaning. The surrealist writers focus on the characters, discovery, and imagery. Surrealism also uses poetic styles to create dreamlike and fantastic stories than often defy logic. They uses poetic techniques like leaps in thinking, abstract ideas, and nonlinear timelines.
Stephen Mallarme' was a French poet known for his obscure and surreal writing style. One collection of poetry, Led Poe'sies de S. Mallarme', is known to have inspired and pused the surrealist movement forward.
Founded by Andre' Breton surrealism began as an artistic movement in Paris in the 1920 and lasted until 1940s. Writer and philosopher Breton propelled this movement with his publication of The Manifesto of Surrealism, as a way of fighting against the way art was understood at the time.
With the horror of World War I still in Europe's wake, art had been controlled by politics. However, surrealists wanted to break free from the constraints being post on art and to do so in an extreme, yet positive way. Using surrealist imagery, ideas, or poetic techniques, writers attempt to stretch the boundaries, free the mind and make readers think.
Surrealist literature will have contrasting images for ideas. This technique is used to help readers make new connections and expand the reader's reality, or rather the reader's idea of what reality is. Surrealism will use images and metaphors to compel the reader to think deeper and reveal subconscious meaning. The surrealist writers focus on the characters, discovery, and imagery. Surrealism also uses poetic styles to create dreamlike and fantastic stories than often defy logic. They uses poetic techniques like leaps in thinking, abstract ideas, and nonlinear timelines.
Stephen Mallarme' was a French poet known for his obscure and surreal writing style. One collection of poetry, Led Poe'sies de S. Mallarme', is known to have inspired and pused the surrealist movement forward.
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