{"product_id":"anthology-of-black-humor-paperback","title":"Anthology of Black Humor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Breton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Polizzotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first publication in English of the anthology that contains Breton's definitive statement on l'humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of Surrealism, and his provocative assessments of the writers he most admired. While some of the authors featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Anthology of Black Humor\u003c\/i\u003e are already well known to American readers--Swift, Kafka, Rimbaud, Poe, Lewis Carroll, and Baudelaire among them (and even then, Breton's selections are often surprising)--many others are sure to come as a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entries range from the acerbic aphorisms of Swift, Lichtenberg, and Duchamp to the theatrical slapstick of Christian Dietrich Grabbe, from the wry missives of Rimbaud and Jacques Vache to the manic paranoia of Dali, from the ferocious iconoclasm of Alfred Jarry and Arthur Craven to the offhand hilarity of Apollinaire at his most spontaneous. For each of the forty-five authors included, Breton has provided an enlightening biographical and critical preface, situating both the writer and the work in the context of black humor--a partly macabre, partly ironic, and often absurd turn of spirit that Breton defined as a superior revolt of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthologies can aim to be groundbreaking or thought-provoking; few can be said to have introduced a new phrase--or a new concept--into the language. No one had ever used the term black humour before this one came along, unless, perhaps, it was from a racial angle.--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndre Breton\u003c\/b\u003e (1896-1966), the founder and principal theorist of the Surrealist movement, is one of the major literary figures of the past century. His best-known works in English translation include \u003ci\u003eNadja\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMad Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Manifestoes of Surrealism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magnetic Fields\u003c\/i\u003e (with Philippe Soupault), \u003ci\u003eand Earthlight\u003c\/i\u003e. Mark Polizzotti is the author of \u003ci\u003eRevolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757335216416,"sku":"9780872863217","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b371883d7051debb2bca1888c8978c6.webp?v=1780099818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/anthology-of-black-humor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}