1st Edition

Surrealism in Britain

By Michael Remy Copyright 1999
404 Pages
by Routledge

404 Pages
by Routledge

404 Pages
by Routledge

This book was originally published in 1999, and is the first comprehensive study of the British surrealist movement and its achievements. Lavishly illustrated, the book provides a year-by-year narrative of the development of surrealism among artists, writers, critics and theorists in Britain. Surrealism was imported into Britain from France by pioneering little magazines. The 1936... Read more
1. Exits and Entrances.  2. The Entry of the Mediums: The establishment of surrealism in Britain 1932-6.  3. Communicating Vessels: Formation and growth 1936-7.  4. Spirit Levels, Level Spirits: The years of definition 1938-40.  5. The Eye of the Hurricane: The war years 1940-45.  6. Watchman, What of the Night?: The Free Unions years 1945-51.

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Michael Remy