Having broken decisively with Marxism in the mid-1930s, Breton repeatedly addresses the horrors of the Stalinist regime (which denounced him during the Moscow trials of 1936). He argues for the autonomy of art and poetry and condemns the subservience to "revolutionary" aims exemplified by socialist realism. Other articles reflect on aesthetic issues, cinema, music, and education and provide detailed meditations on the literary, artistic, and philosophical topics for which he is best known. "Free Rein" will prove indispensable for students of Breton, surrealism, and modern French and European culture.
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Having broken decisively with Marxism in the mid-1930s, Breton repeatedly addresses the horrors of the Stalinist regime (which denounced him during the Moscow trials of 1936). He argues for the autonomy of art and poetry and condemns the subservience to "revolutionary" aims exemplified by socialist realism. Other articles reflect on aesthetic issues, cinema, music, and education and provide detailed meditations on the literary, artistic, and philosophical topics for which he is best known. "Free Rein" will prove indispensable for students of Breton, surrealism, and modern French and European culture.
Imprint | University of Nebraska Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | French Modernist Library |
Release date | March 1996 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | March 1996 |
Authors | Andre Breton |
Translators | Michel Parmentier, Jacqueline d'Amboise |
Dimensions | 164 x 238 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards / Cloth over boards |
Pages | 293 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8032-1241-1 |
Barcode | 9780803212411 |
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LSN | 0-8032-1241-0 |