André Breton
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André Breton was a French writer and poet who co-founded Surrealism, an influential artistic and literary movement of the 20th century. He matters because Surrealism fundamentally changed how artists and writers approached creativity, emphasizing the unconscious mind and dream imagery over rational thought.
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André Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andr%C3%A9+Breton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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André Robert Breton (/brəˈtɔːn/; French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, known as a principal theorist and co-founder of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".
Along with his role as leader of the surrealist movement he is the author of celebrated books such as Nadja and L'Amour fou. Those activities, combined with his critical and theoretical work on writing and the visual arts, made André Breton a major figure in 20th-century French art and literature.