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A stimulating introduction to the many debates surrounding the Dadaist and Surrealist movements, such as the Marquis de Sade's position as a Surrealist deity, attitudes towards the city, the impact of Freud, and attitudes towards women.Tags
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No mention of the London and Birmingham Surrealist groups, active from the 1930s to 1960s which had some influential characters in the Surrealist movement.
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- Canonical title
- Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction
- Original title
- Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Max Ernest; Salvador Dalí
- First words
- Question: How many Surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)As Vaneigem, with an exuberance now foreign to us, declares: 'The beginning of Dada was the rediscovery of lived experience and its possible delights — its end was the reversal of all perspectives, the invention of a new universe.'
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- Genres
- Art & Design, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 709.0406 — Arts & recreation Arts History, geographic treatment, biography By Period 1900-1999 20th century; Modern art modified standard subdivisions, and movements Dadaism and surrealism
- LCC
- NX456.5 .D3 .H66 — Fine Arts Arts in general Arts in general History of the arts
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- Languages
- English, Russian, Turkish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
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