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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

back-formation from surrealism

back-formation from surrealism

Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930's 1937]

Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930's 1937]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1 : marked by the [[intense]] [[irrational]] [[reality]] of a [[dream]]; also : unbelievable, fantastic <surreal sums of [[money]]>

*1 : marked by the [[intense]] [[irrational]] [[reality]] of a [[dream]]; also : unbelievable, fantastic <surreal sums of [[money]]>

'''Surrealism''' is a [[cultural]] [[movement]] that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the [[visual]] artworks and [[writings]] of the [[group]] members.

'''Surrealism''' is a [[cultural]] [[movement]] that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the [[visual]] artworks and [[writings]] of the [[group]] members.

Surrealist works feature the element of [[surprise]], unexpected [[juxtaposition]]s and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist [[artists]] and [[writers]] regard their [[work]] as an [[expression]] of the [[philosophical]] [[movement]] first and foremost, with the works being an [[artifact]]. Leader [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Breton André Breton] was explicit in his [[assertion]] that Surrealism was above all a [[revolutionary]] [[movement]].

Surrealist works feature the element of [[surprise]], unexpected [[juxtaposition]]s and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist [[artists]] and [[writers]] regard their [[work]] as an [[expression]] of the [[philosophical]] [[movement]] first and foremost, with the works being an [[artifact]]. Leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Breton André Breton] was explicit in his [[assertion]] that Surrealism was above all a [[revolutionary]] [[movement]].

Surrealism [[developed]] out of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada Dada] activities of [[World War I]] and the most important [[center]] of the movement was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris Paris]. From the 1920s on, the movement spread around the globe, [[eventually]] affecting the [[The Arts|visual arts]], [[literature]], [[film]] and [[music]] of many countries and [[languages]], as well as [[political]] [[thought]] and [[practice]], [[philosophy]] and [[social]] [[theory]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism]

Surrealism [[developed]] out of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada Dada] activities of [[World War I]] and the most important [[center]] of the movement was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris Paris]. From the 1920s on, the movement spread around the globe, [[eventually]] affecting the [[The Arts|visual arts]], [[literature]], [[film]] and [[music]] of many countries and [[languages]], as well as [[political]] [[thought]] and [[practice]], [[philosophy]] and [[social]] [[theory]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism]

[[Category: The Arts]]

[[Category: The Arts]]