The Magnetic Fields: The Magnetic Fields And The Immaculate Conception (3) (Atlas Anti-classics Ser.: Vol. 6)
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- Synopsis
- An indispensible classic of French poetry, this is a new translation of Breton and Soupault's experiment with automatic writing, and also the first known work of literary surrealism. This edition includes the original French text.In the spring of 1919, two young men, André Breton and Philippe Soupault, both in a state of shock after World War I, embarked on an experiment. Sick of the literary cultivation of &“voice,&” sick of the &“well-written,&” they wanted to unleash the power of the word and to create &“a new morality&” to replace &“the prevailing morality, the source of all our trials and tribulations.&” They had a plan. They would write for a week on every day of the week and they would write fast, as fast as possible, in complete secrecy. When the week was over, the writing would be done. No touching up. This was how The Magnetic Fields, the first sustained exercise in automatic writing, came to be. Charlotte Mandell&’s brilliant new translation reveals a key work of twentieth-century literature.
- Copyright:
- 1985
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 115 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781681374611
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781681374604
- Publisher:
- New York Review Books
- Date of Addition:
- 10/13/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Charlotte Mandell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Poetry, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Charlotte Mandell