"THE RECEPTION OF SURREALISM: PRACTICE OF A THEORY", ROMANICA WRATISLAVIENSIA, XX, 1983, PP. 122-137.
Let us not forget that from 1981 to 1983, Poland was under martial law, subjected to a Soviet regime. It was essential for French intellectuals to support their counterparts and above all to remain in contact with them, showing "solidarity." This is not the place to recount what I was able to do as President of the University of Paris III for the benefit of our Polish friends, starting in 1981. Here is what I wrote in the journal Europe in April 1983, pp. 212-213:
Maintaining contact, nurturing our relationships, allowing our partners to make their research known throughout Europe—such was my program. Hence my participation in this colloquium at the University of Wroclaw, and the resulting publication:
Further Reading:
Collection Les Pas perdus: Surrealism and Textual Practices, studies collected by Emmanuel RUBIO. Phénix Éditions, 2002, 224 p.
Yves Bridel, Mirrors of Surrealism: Essay on the Reception of Surrealism in France and French-speaking Switzerland (1916-1939), Lausanne, L’Age d’Homme, 1988.
Hans-T. Siepe, The Reader of Surrealism
Claudine Lécrivain, The Reception of Surrealism in Latin American Literary Journals (1924-1950)
Marine Nédelec, From Incoherence to Humor, Dada and Surrealism in the Mirror of the Press: Reception and Diffusion of Dada and Surrealism by the French Press (1920-1927). Doctoral Thesis in Art History.
Surrealism in the Left-Wing Press, Non Lieu Editions (out of print), read the PDF
