Freedom of Love
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This poem by André Breton disects the female body and compares the parts to very non-bodylike things. This made me think of Breton's speaker as someone who objectifies the woman he is with, much like Rochester does to Annette in <em>Wide Sargasso Sea</em>. Rochester objectifies Annette to pieces, but does so so much that he even finds it impossible to refer to her by her own name. He begins calling his objectified wife by the name Bertha, likely because he doesn't know what else to call her. Though Breton's poem is more sexualized than Rhys's novel, the ideas expressed appear to be quite similar. Both deal with the idea of identity and how that identity is related to the body.
André Breton
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Edouard Rodti, translator
French, translated to English
poem
The Surrealist Manifesto
The first <em>Manifesto of Surrealist</em> by Andre Breton
This writen manifesto gave a light definition and goal to the philosophical idea of surrealism.
The manifesto tries to explain the need for surrealism and why it has become (again) a way of thinking.
Andre Breton wanted to give a purpose to the importance of bringing to light superstition and myth because they are as valuable in defining truths as science.
Written by :Andre Breton Translation from: Patrick Waldberg, book titled <em>Surrealism,</em> (New York: McGraw-Hil, 1971), pp. 66-75
<p>University of Alabama</p>
<p>College of Communications and Informations Sciences</p>
University of Alabama
<p> First published in 1924, re-published five years later in 1929. Found online through the University of Alabama</p>
Crystol May, University of Alabama, GSA Library treasures
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original language: French
Translation: English
Manifesto
the Surrealist Cultural Movement