surréalisme
English meaning: Surrealism (art and literary movement)
French Definition
(Français)Un mouvement culturel du XXe siècle fondé à Paris par André Breton (1924) qui cherchait à libérer l'inconscient par l'imagerie onirique et l'automatisme.
English Definition
A 20th-century cultural movement founded in Paris by André Breton (1924) that sought to unlock the unconscious mind through dreamlike imagery, automatic writing, and irrational juxtapositions. Artists Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Max Ernst, and Joan Miró; writers Louis Aragon and Paul Éluard defined the movement. Surrealism profoundly influenced art, literature, film, and advertising globally.
Example
“Le surréalisme, né à Paris, a révolutionné l'art et la littérature du XXe siècle.”
In English: “Surrealism, born in Paris, revolutionized 20th-century art and literature.”
Antonyms / Opposites
- réalisme
- rationalisme
Literary Heritage
“La beauté est toujours bizarre.”
“Beauty is always strange.”
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