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André Breton
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poeta, saggista e critico d'arte francese
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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Tinchebray, Orne, France
André Robert Breton (19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist 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…
Known for
- Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
- Gustave Moreau — Narrator1962
- The Bearded Heart — Self - Poet, Founder of Surrealism1930
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Breton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Tinchebray
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- art theorist
- Educated at
- Lycée Chaptal
- Political party
- French Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Movement
- surrealism
- Image
- André Breton - photo Henri Manuel.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- place of burial
- Batignolles Cemetery
- Commons category
- André Breton
- date of death
- 1966-09-28
- date of birth
- 1896-02-18
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- André Breton
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- writing language
- French
- pseudonym
- Breton, André
- ethnic group
- French
- nickname
- Le pape du surréalisme
- birth name
- André Robert Breton
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André Robert Breton (Tinchebray, 19 febbraio 1896 – Parigi, 28 settembre 1966) è stato un poeta, saggista e critico d'arte francese.Noto come poeta e teorico del surrealismo, che favorì con la stesura dei manifesti e curando riviste, mostre e incontri, fu allievo del filosofo André Cresson.
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