A thorough introduction to the language of surrealism by a leading authority in the field. The author draws on recent work in cognitive poetics and literary lin

"An indispensable tool ... for the student of Surrealism and book illustration ... [and] also for those interested in the complicated intrications between liter

The Language of Surrealism explores the revolutionary experiments in language and mind undertaken by the surrealists across Europe between the wars. Highly infl

Despite surrealism's celebration of the subconscious and eschewal of reason, the movement was nevertheless concerned with definitions. Andre Breton included a d

Drawing, often considered a minor art form, was central to surrealism from its very beginnings. Automatic drawing, exquisite corpses, and frottage are just a fe