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Synopsis
Traces the history of the surrealist movement, includes brief profiles of leading surrealist artists and writers, and discusses the aims of the movement.
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About the Author
James Laughlin, the publisher of New Directions books since 1936, is also a noted poet. In his lyrics and in his love poems he blends the spirit of the Latin poets with his own keen ear for the subtleties of colloquial speech. Beneath the wit of this poetry there are pungent truths about the human condition. His "Collected Poems" were published in 1994 by Moyer Bell.
Virginia Schendler has photographed inner-city school children, and has made portraits of writers and artists. In the semi-abstract color photographs of "Phantoms," she has sought to capture some of New York's own expression: the ironies and the humor, the complex and less-familiar provocations of older parts of the city.
From Library Journal
Andrews (1913-87), an architectural, literary, and social historian, published surrealist fiction under the pseudonym Montagu O'Reilly, and he uses this affiliation effectively to compose a private and informal history of surrealism. The movement's founder, Andre Breton, is the focal point of this mainly biographical account of its major literary and artistic figures. Though the narrative meanders from one figure to the next, it remains engaging and charming. For the reader who has some previous background it is like reading about old friends. An afterward by James Laughlin provides a biography of Andrews but doesn't make up for the weak last chapter that was in draft form at the time of Andrews's death. Recommended for academic and public libraries, especially those strong in the humanities.
- Janice Braun, Medical Historical Lib., Yale Univ.
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- PublisherNew Directions
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0811211266
- ISBN 13 9780811211260
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages178
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