André Breton

Birth: 1896-02-19 , Tinchebray, França

Death: 1966-09-28 , Paris, França

André Breton was a French writer, poet, and surrealist theorist, best known as the founder and principal theorist of Surrealism. His work explored the unconscious mind, dreams, and irrationality, seeking to liberate human thought and expression from the constraints of logic and convention. He championed automatic writing and the power of the imagination.

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Surrealism

To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. Between what I do recognize and what I do not recognize there stands myself. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize.

Consciousness and Self-Knowledge

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