Breton Manifest Nadrealizma

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Breton was introduced to Freudan analysis [see IA4J while servng in a medica capacin the rst World War. After the apparent exastion of Oada, Breton assmed he

leadeship of te et wing of te avant-garde opposing the rrationa and te work ote sbconscios to the nationalism and technicism of te Esprit Noveau grop (seel?). To this end e articlated te deinitive ormuation of te concept o Surrealise term ad been coined by Apolnare who had aso promoted te dea o a 'nespirt see A) Bretons irst Maniesto o Srreasm was orginally pblised in Paisn 194 e present extracts are taen rom the transation b Seaver and H.RLane in Andr Breton Manifesoes of Suealism, Michigan 969


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however having sacriced to it any mediocre literary means, Soupault and baptized the new mode of pure expression which we had at ou disposa andwhich we wished to pass on to our friends, by the name of SUEALSM t· .]

Those who might dispute our right to employ the term SUEALISM in thevery special sense that we understand it are being extremely dishonest, for therecan be no doubt that this word had no currency before we came alongTherefore, I am dening it once and for a:

SUEALISM, n Psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes

to express - verbay, by means of the written word, or in any other manner the actua functioning of thought Dictated by thought, in the absence of anycontro exercised by reason, exempt from any aesthetic or moral concern

ECYCLOPEDIA Phlosohy. Surrealism is based on the belief in the superiorreality of certain forms of previously negected associations, in the omnipotenceof dream, in the disinterested play of thought It tends to ruin once and for aal other psychic mechanisms and to substitute itself for them in soving all theprincipa problems of ife. [ . ] ' '

.The mind which punges into Surrealism relives with glowing excitementthe best part of its chi dhood For such a mind, it is similar to the certaintywith which a person who is drowning reviews once more, in the space of essthan a second, a the insurmountabe moments of his ife. Some may say tome that the parae is not very encouraging But I have no intention ofencouraging those who te me that From chidhood memories, and from a feothers, there emanates a sentiment of being unintegrated, and then later ofhavng gone astray which hod to be the most fertie that exists t is perhapschildhood that comes cosest to ones real life chidhood beyond which manhas at his disposa, aside from his laissezpasser, ony a few complimentarytickets childhood where everything nevertheless conspires to bring about theeffective, riskfree possession of oneself Thanks to Surreaism, it seems thatopportunity knocks a second time. It is as though we were sti running toardour salvation, or our perdition In the shado we again see a precious terrorThank God, its still ony Purgatory With a shudder, we cross what the

occultists call angerous terrtory. n my wake raise up monsters that are lying

in wait they are not yet too illdisposed toward me, and I am not ost, since fear them [ ' ' '

Surrealism, such as I conceive of it, asserts our compete noncon fors cearyenough so that there can be no question of translating it, at the trial of the reaword, as evidence for the defense It could, on the contrary, only serve tojustify the complete state of distraction which we hope to achieve here belo.Kants absentmindedness regarding women, Pasteurs absentmindedness aboutgrapes, Curies absentmindedness with respect to vehices, are in this regardprofoundy symptomaticThis world is ony very relativey in tune with thought,and incidents of this kind are only the most obvious episodes of a war in which

I am proud to be partcpating. Surreaism is the 'invisibe ray which wi one day enabe us to win out over our opponents 'You are no onger trembing, arass This summer the roses are blue; the wood is of gass The earth, drapedn t ve�dant c?ak, makes as itte impression upon me as a ghost It is livingand ceasng to ive that are imaginary solutions Existence is esewhere

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