Please explain surrealism

[Hound of Cullen]

In article <501l2j$7...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, lyric...@aol.com
(LyricsBorn) wrote:

:I want to submit a short story to a magazine that deals with bizarre and
:surreal stories. I know this story is bizarre, trust me, but I'd like to
:know a little more about surrealism and maybe receive a good
:recommendation for a book to read written in this style. Thank you.
:
:Lyrics Born

You'd get more accurate and complete information by going to the library
rather than asking in a newsgroup. Since it sounds like you're submitting
to a specific magazine, your best bet would be to read as many of the back
issues of the magazine as you can get ahold of. Rather than worrying
about what surrealism is, you'll get a sense of the editorial style of the
magazine (and whether your story fits with that style).

I can't recommend a surreal book, most of my knowledge of surrealism comes
from film. Cinematically, the Surrealists were attempting to break down
conventional barriers (between reality and dream, truth and lies, and so
forth) so that the viewer would reach a state where such distinctions were
meaningless. (note: This is a ham-handed description that doesn't capture
much, if anything, of the philosophy behind Surrealistic cinema. Get thee
to a library for a real description.) Some classic examples of Surreal
cinema are: "Un Chien Andalou" (Bunuel and Dali), "Orphee" (Cocteau), "Le
Phantome du Libertee" (Bunuel).

Hound

--
Monster Grendel's tastes are plainish
Breakfast? Just a couple Danish

[LyricsBorn]

[Douglas Horn]

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So now you understand surrealism,

Douglas Horn

[Michael Harvey]

In article <501l2j$7...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, lyric...@aol.com says...

I recently read a very entertaining definition of surrealism in the Atlantic
Monthly:

Surrealism: An archaic term. Formerly an art movement, no longer
distinguishable from everyday life.
Brad Holland

But this is probably not what you were after. :-)

Cheers.

Michael Harvey

[Paul Friday]

In article <501l2j$7...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, LyricsBorn
<lyric...@aol.com> writes

>I want to submit a short story to a magazine that deals with bizarre and
>surreal stories. I know this story is bizarre, trust me, but I'd like to
>know a little more about surrealism and maybe receive a good
>recommendation for a book to read written in this style. Thank you.
>
>Lyrics Born

A Fish.
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