
FAQ About The Influence of Surrealist Poetry on Modern Literary Forms

How did the surrealist movement begin?
The surrealist movement began in the 1920s in Paris, as an offshoot of the Dada movement, which was a response to the devastations of World War I. It was founded by the poet André Breton, who published the first Surrealist Manifesto in 1924, seeking to revolutionize human experience and challenge established norms through unconventional artistic expression.