The Surrealist Manifesto

Incunabula presents a new modern English translation, by the acclaimed translator and writer R J Dent, of André Breton’s ‘The Surrealist Manifesto’, a work whose influence on the artistic world of its time was enormous and whose repercussions are still perceptible anywhere that artists and free-thinkers raise the flag of revolt. First published in French 1924, and first translated into English in 1969, this new edition of ‘The Surrealist Manifesto’ has been published to commemorate the official centenary of the Surrealist movement. It is a companion volume to R J Dent’s translation of Breton’s Soluble Fish (also available from Incunabula), and will hopefully address the general lack of comprehension that Breton’s work has been met with by the English speaking world. R J Dent’s English translation of this key text casts new light on the intricacies and subtleties of Breton’s writing that have always presented a challenge to the translator. This is likely to be the definitive translation, and is therefore essential reading for students and fans of Surrealism and literature in general.