The Automatic Message
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The Automatic Message (Le Message Automatique) was one of André Breton
's significant theoretical works about automatism. The essay was first published in the magazine Minotaure
, No. 3-4, (Paris) 1933.
In 1997 it became the title of a compilation of surrealist
writing of André Breton
, Paul Éluard
and Philippe Soupault
, amongst others. The book includes two vital “automatic” texts of surrealism.
Breton’s prefatory essay The Automatic Message relates the technique to the underlying concepts and aesthetic of surrealism.
The Magnetic Fields (Les Champs Magnétiques)
(1919) by Breton and Soupault, was the first work of literary surrealism and one of the foundations of modern European thought and writing. The Automatic Message contains the authorised translation by the poet David Gascoyne
, himself a member of the group, and a friend of both authors.
The Immaculate Conception (1930) traces the interior and exterior life of man from Conception and Intra-Uterine Life to Death and The Original Judgement, and includes a section with a series of “simulations” of various types of mental instability.
André Breton
André Breton was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism"....
's significant theoretical works about automatism. The essay was first published in the magazine Minotaure
Minotaure
Minotaure, published between 1933 and 1939, was a Surrealist-oriented publication founded by Albert Skira in Paris. The editors were André Breton and Pierre Mabille. It was a luxurious publication, sporting original artworks on its cover by prestigious artists like Pablo Picasso...
, No. 3-4, (Paris) 1933.
In 1997 it became the title of a compilation of surrealist
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
writing of André Breton
André Breton
André Breton was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism"....
, Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel , was a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.-Biography:...
and Philippe Soupault
Philippe Soupault
Philippe Soupault was a French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist. He was active in Dadaism and later founded the Surrealist movement with André Breton...
, amongst others. The book includes two vital “automatic” texts of surrealism.
Breton’s prefatory essay The Automatic Message relates the technique to the underlying concepts and aesthetic of surrealism.
The Magnetic Fields (Les Champs Magnétiques)
Les Champs Magnétiques
Les Champs Magnétiques is a book by André Breton and Philippe Soupault. It is famed as the first work of literary Surrealism...
(1919) by Breton and Soupault, was the first work of literary surrealism and one of the foundations of modern European thought and writing. The Automatic Message contains the authorised translation by the poet David Gascoyne
David Gascoyne
David Gascoyne was an English poet associated with the Surrealist movement.-Early life and Surrealism:...
, himself a member of the group, and a friend of both authors.
The Immaculate Conception (1930) traces the interior and exterior life of man from Conception and Intra-Uterine Life to Death and The Original Judgement, and includes a section with a series of “simulations” of various types of mental instability.