Poems of Andre Breton: A Bilingual Anthology - Hardcover

Breton, Andre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292764766 ISBN 13: 9780292764767

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1982

Andre Breton (1896-1966) was the founder of Surrealism and a major leader of the avant-garde movement in France following World War I. Breton is internationally famous for his many prose works, including the "Manifestoes of Surrealism" and the novel "Nadja". Breton's poetry- imaginative, alive with the bizarre and striking images that are characteristic of Surrealism in the visual arts- is increasingly finding a wider audience that has come to appreciate his poetry as a witness to an influential movement and as an achievement unto itself. This exceptional volume brings together the most comprehensive selection of poems by Breton available in English. Here, in a bilingual French-English format are 73 poems representing all styles and stages of the writer's career. Introductory essays by the editors describe the significant themes and stylistic features of Breton's work, including the Surrealist concept of "convulsive beauty" and the practice of automatic writing. The book also includes extensive text-clarifying notes, a useful chronology of the poet's life, and a selected bibliography.

About the Author:

Translator Jean-Pierre Cauvin is Professor of French at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written several books and numerous articles on topics including French poetry to Surrealism.
Mary Ann Caws is Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature at The City University of New York. She is the author, translator, and editor of numerous books on the major figures of Surrealism, including Andre Breton.
Authors reside in Austin, TX and New York City.

Language Notes:

Text: English, French

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0292764766
• ISBN 13: 9780292764767
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260