Why Surrealism Matters (Why X Matters Series)

超现实主义为何重要

出版商：耶鲁大学出版社

出版日期：2025年10月7日

装帧：平装

语言：英语

页面：232

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

对超现实主义运动作为一种全球现象及其持续引起共鸣的原因进行了优雅的思考

“普里佐蒂先生仔细地平衡了该运动的愿望和成就与其缺陷和矛盾，希望恢复超现实主义的‘批判性和想象力的本质’。。。这是目前对这场运动最简洁的描述。”——迈克尔·塞勒，《华尔街日报》被《美国艺术》评选为“超现实主义bi读书目”

为什么在安德烈·布勒东发表《超现实主义宣言》一个世纪后，超现实主义仍然让我们着迷？我们今天如何遇到超现实主义？马克·普里佐蒂以当代的术语生动地重构了超现实主义运动，并深入了解了为什么它继续激励艺术、文学和文化的创造者和消费者。

普里佐蒂展示了许多流行媒体的形式都应该感谢超现实主义的存在，包括蒙提·派森、荒诞派戏剧以及时尚、电影和文学潮流。在探讨超现实主义运动的标志性人物——包括安德烈·布勒东、莱奥诺拉·卡林顿、萨尔瓦多·达利、勒内·马格利特、曼·雷和多萝西娅·坦宁——的同时，他也拓展了传统上以法国男性为中心的叙事，构建了更加多元化和全球化的表达方式。他还探讨了超现实主义者如何应对反映当下关切的思想，包括种族和经济不公、性别政治、身份认同问题、劳工骚乱和政治行动主义。《超现实主义为何重要》一书简明扼要地探讨了“超现实主义革命”如何在一个世纪后依然保持着勃勃生机。

An elegant consideration of the Surrealist movement as a global phenomenon and why it continues to resonate

“Mr. Polizzotti carefully balances the movement’s aspirations and attainments against its flaws and contradictions, hoping to recuperate Surrealism’s ‘critical and imaginative essence’ for the present. . . . The best concise account of the movement available.”—Michael Saler, Wall Street JournalSelected by Art in America as an “Essential Book About Surrealism”

Why does Surrealism continue to fascinate us a century after André Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism? How do we encounter Surrealism today? Mark Polizzotti vibrantly reframes the Surrealist movement in contemporary terms and offers insight into why it continues to inspire makers and consumers of art, literature, and culture.

Polizzotti shows how many forms of popular media can thank Surrealism for their existence, including Monty Python, Theatre of the Absurd, and trends in fashion, film, and literature. While discussing the movement’s iconic figures—including André Breton, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Man Ray, and Dorothea Tanning—he also broadens the traditionally French and male-focused narrative, constructing a more diverse and global representation. And he addresses how the Surrealists grappled with ideas that mirror current concerns, including racial and economic injustice, sexual politics, issues of identity, labor unrest, and political activism. Why Surrealism Matters provides a concise, engaging exploration of how, a century later, the “Surrealist revolution” remains as dynamic as ever.

马克·普利佐蒂是一位屡获殊荣的作家兼翻译家。他的作品包括《心灵革命：安德烈·布勒东的一生》和《对叛徒的同情：翻译宣言》，以及多部法语译本。

Mark Polizzotti is an award-winning writer and translator. His previous books include Revolution of the Mind: The Life of André Breton and Sympathy for the Traitor: A Translation Manifesto, as well as many translations from the French.