Breton, André 1896-1966
Overview
| Works: | 2,176 works in 7,002 publications in 24 languages and 73,784 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Interviews Fiction History Humor Criticism, interpretation, etc Poetry Black humor Manuscripts Essays Creative nonfiction |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Contributor, Illustrator, Honoree, Compiler, Interviewee, Publishing director, Dedicator, Collaborator, Creator, Artist, Narrator, Photographer, Dedicatee, Collector, Director, wat, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Curator, Recipient, Commentator, Lyricist, Composer, Bibliographic antecedent, wpr, wst, Restager , Former owner |
| Classifications: | PQ2603.R35, 841.912 |
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Most widely held works about
André Breton
- André Breton : sketch for an early portrait by J. H Matthews( )
- The paradox of photography by Pierre Taminiaux( )
- André Breton by Mary Ann Caws( Book )
- An age of fiction; the French novel from Gide to Camus by Germaine Brée( Book )
- Ludics in surrealist theatre and beyond by Vassiliki Rapti( )
- Surrealism and the occult : occultism and Western esotericism in the work and movement of André Breton by Tessel M Bauduin( )
- André Breton and the basic concepts of surrealism by Michel Carrouges( Book )
- Revolution of the mind : the life of André Breton by Mark Polizzotti( Book )
- André Breton, magus of surrealism by Anna Balakian( Book )
- Savage sight/constructed noise : poetic adaptations of painterly techniques in the French and American avant-gardes by David LeHardy Sweet( )
- Andre Breton by Michael Aliprandini( )
- André Breton by J. H Matthews( Book )
- Surrealism and the literary imagination; a study of Breton and Bachelard by Mary Ann Caws( Book )
- Poems of André Breton : a bilingual anthology by André Breton( Book )
- Entretiens 1913-1952 by André Breton( Book )
- Mad love = L'amour fou by André Breton( Book )
- Young cherry trees secured against hares. Jeunes cerisiers garantis contre les lievres by André Breton( Book )
- Communicating vessels by André Breton( Book )
- Surrealist art by Sarane Alexandrian( Book )
- André Breton; essai by Claude Mauriac( Book )
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Most widely held works by
André Breton
Nadja by
André Breton(
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382 editions published between 1928 and 2018 in 23 languages and held by 2,980 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nadja, originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life. The principal narrative is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in the city of Paris, the story of an obsessional presence haunting his life. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs which form an integral part of the work--pictures of various 'surreal' people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in Nadja's presence and which inspire him to meditate on their reality or lack of it
382 editions published between 1928 and 2018 in 23 languages and held by 2,980 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nadja, originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life. The principal narrative is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in the city of Paris, the story of an obsessional presence haunting his life. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs which form an integral part of the work--pictures of various 'surreal' people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in Nadja's presence and which inspire him to meditate on their reality or lack of it
Manifestes du surréalisme by
André Breton(
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215 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Des projets du premier manifeste du surréalisme (1924) aux prises de position, politiques et polémiques du second manifeste du surréalisme(1930), se dessine une théorie de l'expérience esthétique qui a bouleversé tous les domaines de la création au 20ème siècle
215 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Des projets du premier manifeste du surréalisme (1924) aux prises de position, politiques et polémiques du second manifeste du surréalisme(1930), se dessine une théorie de l'expérience esthétique qui a bouleversé tous les domaines de la création au 20ème siècle
Manifestoes of surrealism by
André Breton(
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25 editions published between 1969 and 2012 in English and French and held by 1,379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume presents the essential ideas of the founder of French surrealism
25 editions published between 1969 and 2012 in English and French and held by 1,379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume presents the essential ideas of the founder of French surrealism
The lost steps = Les pas perdus by
André Breton(
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112 editions published between 1923 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Lost Steps (Les Pas perdus) is Andre Breton's first collection of critical and polemical essays. Composed between 1917 and 1923, these pieces trace his evolution during the years when he was emerging as a central figure in French (and European) intellectual life. They chronicle his tumultuous passage through the Dada movement, proclaim his explosive views on Modernism and its heroes, and herald the emergence of Surrealism itself. Along the way, we are given Breton's serious commentaries on his Modernist predecessors, Guillaume Apollinaire and Alfred Jarry, followed by his not-so-serious Dada manifestoes
112 editions published between 1923 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Lost Steps (Les Pas perdus) is Andre Breton's first collection of critical and polemical essays. Composed between 1917 and 1923, these pieces trace his evolution during the years when he was emerging as a central figure in French (and European) intellectual life. They chronicle his tumultuous passage through the Dada movement, proclaim his explosive views on Modernism and its heroes, and herald the emergence of Surrealism itself. Along the way, we are given Breton's serious commentaries on his Modernist predecessors, Guillaume Apollinaire and Alfred Jarry, followed by his not-so-serious Dada manifestoes
Anthology of black humor by
André Breton(
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168 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This is Breton's definitive statement on l'humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of surrealism. In his provocative anthology of the writers he most admires, Breton discusses the acerbic aphorisms of Swift, Lichtenberg and Duchamp, the theatrical slapstick of Christian Dietrich Grabbe, the wry missives of Rimbaud, the manic paranoia of Dali, the ferocious iconoclasm of Alfred Jarry and the offhand hilarity of Apollinaire. For each of the authors included, Breton provides an enlightening preface, situating both the writer and the work in the context of black humour - a partly macabre, partly ironic, and often absurd turn of spirit that Breton defined as 'a superior revolt of the mind'"--
168 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This is Breton's definitive statement on l'humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of surrealism. In his provocative anthology of the writers he most admires, Breton discusses the acerbic aphorisms of Swift, Lichtenberg and Duchamp, the theatrical slapstick of Christian Dietrich Grabbe, the wry missives of Rimbaud, the manic paranoia of Dali, the ferocious iconoclasm of Alfred Jarry and the offhand hilarity of Apollinaire. For each of the authors included, Breton provides an enlightening preface, situating both the writer and the work in the context of black humour - a partly macabre, partly ironic, and often absurd turn of spirit that Breton defined as 'a superior revolt of the mind'"--
Mad love = L'amour fou by
André Breton(
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216 editions published between 1937 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 1,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A coffee pot, a lawn mower, and a pair of old shoes live happily together in the city dump until the coffee pot is kidnapped
216 editions published between 1937 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 1,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A coffee pot, a lawn mower, and a pair of old shoes live happily together in the city dump until the coffee pot is kidnapped
Surrealism and painting by
André Breton(
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13 editions published between 1965 and 2002 in English and held by 1,025 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1965 and 2002 in English and held by 1,025 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Surrealism by
Herbert Read(
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15 editions published in 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Surrealist movement was a revolution directed at every sphere of life, encompassing politics and poetry as well as art, its purpose the liberation of resources of the subconscious mind..." - Dust jacket excerpt
15 editions published in 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Surrealist movement was a revolution directed at every sphere of life, encompassing politics and poetry as well as art, its purpose the liberation of resources of the subconscious mind..." - Dust jacket excerpt
Free rein = La clé des champs by
André Breton(
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67 editions published between 1953 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 862 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Free Rein is a gathering of seminal essays by Andre Breton, the foremost figure among the French surrealists. Written between 1936 and 1952, they include addresses, manifestoes, prefaces, exhibition pamphlets, and theoretical, polemical, and lyrical essays. Together they display the full span of Breton's preoccupations, his abiding faith in the early principles of surrealism, and the changing orientations, in light of crucial events of those years, of the surrealist movement within which he remained the leading force."--BOOK JACKET
67 editions published between 1953 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 862 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Free Rein is a gathering of seminal essays by Andre Breton, the foremost figure among the French surrealists. Written between 1936 and 1952, they include addresses, manifestoes, prefaces, exhibition pamphlets, and theoretical, polemical, and lyrical essays. Together they display the full span of Breton's preoccupations, his abiding faith in the early principles of surrealism, and the changing orientations, in light of crucial events of those years, of the surrealist movement within which he remained the leading force."--BOOK JACKET
What is surrealism? : Selected writings by
André Breton(
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31 editions published between 1936 and 2012 in English and held by 705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book will give you a good understanding of the surrealist movement. You will read the artists' writings not only on this subject, but also their views on the important political questions of the day which they understood were tied to cultural questions. A photo display in the book gives you a sampling of surrealist works. There is also an excellent glossary of names that reveals the evolution of the surrealists in later years. You gain an appreciation for the international breadth of the movement. 'What is Surrealism?' is not just for art history students. Anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between art and politics will be fascinated by collection of articles in this book."--Publisher description
31 editions published between 1936 and 2012 in English and held by 705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book will give you a good understanding of the surrealist movement. You will read the artists' writings not only on this subject, but also their views on the important political questions of the day which they understood were tied to cultural questions. A photo display in the book gives you a sampling of surrealist works. There is also an excellent glossary of names that reveals the evolution of the surrealists in later years. You gain an appreciation for the international breadth of the movement. 'What is Surrealism?' is not just for art history students. Anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between art and politics will be fascinated by collection of articles in this book."--Publisher description
Communicating vessels by
André Breton(
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119 editions published between 1932 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
André Breton cherche à démontrer que le monde réel et le monde du rêve ne font qu'un. Il examine les différentes théories qui ont proposé une interprétation du rêve, pour s'arrêter longuement à celle de Freud. Mais pour Breton l'unité du rêve et du réel passe par une profonde transformation sociale
119 editions published between 1932 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
André Breton cherche à démontrer que le monde réel et le monde du rêve ne font qu'un. Il examine les différentes théories qui ont proposé une interprétation du rêve, pour s'arrêter longuement à celle de Freud. Mais pour Breton l'unité du rêve et du réel passe par une profonde transformation sociale
Poèmes by
André Breton(
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38 editions published between 1948 and 1978 in 3 languages and held by 651 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
38 editions published between 1948 and 1978 in 3 languages and held by 651 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le surréalisme et la peinture by
André Breton(
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56 editions published between 1928 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Réédition en format de poche de l'ensemble des essais historiques et critiques de Breton parus sous ce titre dans des éditions successives augmentées. Ouvrage illustré de quelque 300 reproductions en noir et blanc de tableaux surréalistes: Dali, Magritte, Riopelle, Ernst, Miro, etc
56 editions published between 1928 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Réédition en format de poche de l'ensemble des essais historiques et critiques de Breton parus sous ce titre dans des éditions successives augmentées. Ouvrage illustré de quelque 300 reproductions en noir et blanc de tableaux surréalistes: Dali, Magritte, Riopelle, Ernst, Miro, etc
Break of day = Point du jour by
André Breton(
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59 editions published between 1934 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
59 editions published between 1934 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'Immaculée conception by
André Breton(
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78 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
78 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What is surrealism? by
André Breton(
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38 editions published between 1924 and 1987 in 5 languages and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
38 editions published between 1924 and 1987 in 5 languages and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Position politique du surréalisme by
André Breton(
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48 editions published between 1935 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of lectures, articles, and manifestoes signed by Breton and others first published or delivered in 1935
48 editions published between 1935 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of lectures, articles, and manifestoes signed by Breton and others first published or delivered in 1935
Œuvres complètes by
André Breton(
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7 editions published in 1988 in 3 languages and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Breton (1896-1966) n'a cessé de mener, dans son interrogation de l'écriture et de la vie intérieure, comme dans sa participation difficile à une activité politique à laquelle il se sentait tenu, une aventure intellectuelle où se rencontrent Freud, Hegel, Engels, et une quête sensible, éclairée par Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Picasso, Chirico et Duchamp, l'une et l'autre tendues par la volonté de 'changer la vie'. Aventure et quête collectives, qui exigent une communauté organique, soudée par l'esprit comme par les affinités électives. L'aspiration résolue à faire advenir le possible aux dépens du probable, qui définit le surréalisme de Breton, passe par les chemins de la poésie, de la liberté et de l'amour. Elle a trouvé une langue qui lui assure une place parmi les premiers écrivains de son époque. Maintenue sans désemparer pendant plus d'un demi-siècle, cette volonté conduit Gracq à reconnaître en lui 'un des héros de notre temps'."--Publisher description
7 editions published in 1988 in 3 languages and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Breton (1896-1966) n'a cessé de mener, dans son interrogation de l'écriture et de la vie intérieure, comme dans sa participation difficile à une activité politique à laquelle il se sentait tenu, une aventure intellectuelle où se rencontrent Freud, Hegel, Engels, et une quête sensible, éclairée par Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Picasso, Chirico et Duchamp, l'une et l'autre tendues par la volonté de 'changer la vie'. Aventure et quête collectives, qui exigent une communauté organique, soudée par l'esprit comme par les affinités électives. L'aspiration résolue à faire advenir le possible aux dépens du probable, qui définit le surréalisme de Breton, passe par les chemins de la poésie, de la liberté et de l'amour. Elle a trouvé une langue qui lui assure une place parmi les premiers écrivains de son époque. Maintenue sans désemparer pendant plus d'un demi-siècle, cette volonté conduit Gracq à reconnaître en lui 'un des héros de notre temps'."--Publisher description
Perspective cavalière by
André Breton(
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34 editions published between 1970 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1970 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arcane 17. Suivi de: Ajours.] by
André Breton(
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50 editions published between 1944 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'arcane 17 du tarot, l'étoile, se situe au centre du récit onirique et surréaliste de Breton en tant que symbole de la femme, de son désir et de son aura
50 editions published between 1944 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'arcane 17 du tarot, l'étoile, se situe au centre du récit onirique et surréaliste de Breton en tant que symbole de la femme, de son désir et de son aura
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Related Identities
- Caws, Mary Ann Author Editor Translator
- Éluard, Paul 1895-1952 Dedicator Curator Author of introduction Illustrator Honoree Author Editor
- Polizzotti, Mark Author Translator
- Bonnet, Marguerite Other Author of introduction Author Editor
- Matthews, J. H. Author
- Sartre, Jean-Paul 1905-1980
- Valéry, Paul 1871-1945 Author
- Soupault, Philippe 1897-1990 Author of introduction Interviewee Other Author Editor
- Read, Herbert 1893-1968 Other Author of introduction Author Editor
- Baudelaire, Charles 1821-1867
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Aragon, Art Art, Modern Art and society Arts, Modern Authors, French Aymé, Marcel, Bachelard, Gaston, Bernanos, Georges, Black humor Bosco, Henri, Breton, André, Camus, Albert, Catholic Church Céline, Louis-Ferdinand, Cocteau, Jean, Communism and society Critics Dreams Duhamel, Georges, Editors Europe France France--Paris French fiction French literature French poetry Gide, André, Giono, Jean, Giraudoux, Jean, Green, Julien, Imaginary companions Literature, Experimental Love Magic in art Malraux, André, Martin Du Gard, Roger, Mauriac, François, Modernism (Art) Painters Painting, Modern Proust, Marcel, Queneau, Raymond, Romains, Jules, Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, Sartre, Jean-Paul, Surrealism Surrealism (Literature) Theology, Doctrinal Wit and humor
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Alternative Names
André Breton
André Breton escriptor francès
André Breton escritor francés
André Breton escritor, poeta y ensayista francés
André Breton francia író, költő, esztéta
André Breton francouzský básník a prozaik
André Breton francuski pisarz
André Breton Frans auteur
André Breton fransk poet
André Breton Französischer Dichter und Schriftsteller
André Breton French writer
André Breton poeta, saggista e critico d'arte francese
André Breton poète et écrivain français
André Breton Prantsusmaa kirjanik
André Breton ranskalainen kirjailija
André Breton scriitor francez
Andrē Bretons
Andreas Breton
Breton.
Breton, A. 1896-1966
Breton, A. (André), 1896-1966
Breton, André
Breton, Andre 1896-1966
Breton André François
Breton , Andre letterato
Breton André Rober
Breton, D'André
Bretonas Andrė
Brītūn, Andrī 1896-1966
Αντρέ Μπρετόν Γάλλος υπερρεαλιστής, λογοτέχνης, ποιητής
Андре Бретон
Андре Бретон французский прозаик и поэт, основоположник сюрреализма
Андре Бретон француски писател и поет, основоположник на надреализмот
Андрэ Брэтон
Бретон А. 1896-1966
Бретон, Андре 1896-1966
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אנדרה ברטון
אנדרה ברטון סופר צרפתי
ברטון, אנדרה 1896-1966
آندره بروتون شاعر فرانسوی
أندريه برتون
أندريه برتون كاتب فرنسي
أندريه بروتون، 1896-1966
ئاندرé برەتۆن
ئاندرێ بریتۆن
ਆਂਦਰੇ ਬਰੇਤੋਂ
ანდრე ბრეტონი
브레똥, 앙드레 1896-1966
브레통, 앙드레 1896-1966
브로통, 앙드레 1896-1966
브르통, 앙드레 1896-1966
앙드레 브르통
アンドレ・ブルトン
ブルトン, アンドレ
ブルトン, アンドレ 1896-1966
安德烈·布勒東
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