{"product_id":"free-rein-hardcover","title":"Free Rein - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre Breton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichel Parmentier\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline D'Amboise\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree Rein\u003c\/em\u003e is a gathering of seminal essays by André Breton, the foremost figure among the French surrealists. Written between 1936 and 1952, they include addresses, manifestoes, prefaces, exhibition pamphlets, and theoretical, polemical, and lyrical essays. Together they display the full span of Breton's preoccupations, his abiding faith in the early principles of surrealism, and the changing orientations, in light of crucial events of those years, of the surrealist movement within which he remained the leading force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving broken decisively with Marxism in the mid-1930s, Breton repeatedly addresses the horrors of the Stalinist regime (which denounced him during the Moscow trials of 1936). He argues for the autonomy of art and poetry and condemns the subservience to \"revolutionary\" aims exemplified by socialist realism. Other articles reflect on aesthetic issues, cinema, music, and education and provide detailed meditations on the literary, artistic, and philosophical topics for which he is best known. \u003cem\u003eFree Rein\u003c\/em\u003e will prove indispensable for students of Breton, surrealism, and modern French and European culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel Parmentier is a professor of French at Bishop's University, Québec. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMise au point\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRegards contemporains: Textes d'actualité québécoise\u003c\/em\u003e. He is coauthor with Jacqueline d'Amboise of \u003cem\u003eSecond Regards\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRécits récents\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNouvelles nouvelles: Fictions du Québec contemporain\u003c\/em\u003e. Jacqueline d'Amboise is an independent poet and translator. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eMother Myths\u003c\/em\u003e, a book of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree Rein is a gathering of seminal essays by Andre Breton, the foremost figure among the French surrealists. Written between 1936 and 1952, they include addresses, manifestoes, prefaces, exhibition pamphlets, and theoretical, polemical, and lyrical essays. Together they display the full span of Breton's preoccupations, his abiding faith in the early principles of surrealism, and the changing orientations, in light of crucial events of those years, of the surrealist movement within which he remained the leading force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel Parmentier is a professor of French at Bishop's University, Québec. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMise au point\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRegards contemporains: Textes d'actualité québécoise\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coauthor with Jacqueline d'Amboise of \u003ci\u003eSecond Regards\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRécits récents\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNouvelles nouvelles: Fictions du Québec contemporain\u003c\/i\u003e. Jacqueline d'Amboise is an independent poet and translator. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMother Myths\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 293\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.6 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757583532320,"sku":"9780803212411","price":89.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fc941b85d11eb542c16751b6f9e0b03.webp?v=1780105752","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/free-rein-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}