André Breton (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
The litereary career of critic and poet André Breton (bruh-tohn), like those of many of his contemporaries, was a search for new forms of art. Originally a medical student, he entered the literary world in 1919 as cofounder of the magazine Littérature. Under his leadership, the magazine quickly became a major voice in the Dada movement. Breton became disenchanted and in 1921 officially founded the Surrealist movement. His poetry and critical writings provide the major statements of literary Surrealism. Breton’s three manifestos of Surrealism (1924, 1930, and 1942) gave an...
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