ENGL 2210 World Literature II

Dada-Surrealist poetry. Study Guide

  1. To which layers of human experience does Surrealist poetry appeal?
  2. What does "automatic" writing mean, and what was its purpose?
  3. What was the Dadaist attitude toward rationality and grammar?
  4. What was the purpose of the Dadaist attack on audience expectations?
  5. How can games express the Dada-Surrealist attitude?

    6. Tristan Tzara
  6. Make a list of some of the things that Tzara's Dadaist Manifesto attacks
  7. Make a list of some of the things that it promotes.

    8. Kurt Schwitters
  8. What are some nonsense expressions that the author uses to describe Anna Blum?
  9. What are some nonsense expressions that the author uses to describe his feelings toward Anna Blum?

    10. Paul Eluard
  10. Select some surrealist images that the poet uses to describe the lover.

    11. Joyce Mansour
  11. Find examples of surrealist images, humor and eroticism.
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