Surrealism, Aristotle and literature/poetry

A little lesson on surrealism in literature: http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-surrealism-definition-artists.html For me the lineage of surrealism can be traced all the way back to Artistotle’s Poetics and the counter-critique he makes of Plato’s critique of poetry in “The Republic”. Aristotle’s critique lays a foundation for the anti-formal with the establishment of formalism itself. He… Continue reading

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