MÉLUSINE XXXV ISSUE

par Henri Béhar

March 1, 2015

Sarane Alexandrian called for an in-depth study of surrealism's eroticism: "Basically, this consists of clarifying these questions: who, in surrealism, spoke of eroticism? When and how was it spoken of? What influence did works of this genre have on the evolution of the movement?"

His proposal, published here, is verified by all the contributions. At least he himself asked to be completed, on all levels, surrealism obviously not being limited to French space! As usual in Mélusine's thematic dossiers, particular attention is here given to the hyphen, the most erotic of graphic signs, with the + sign, according to the young Jarry.

Is it not Artaud who announced wanting to stage the story of Bluebeard "reconstituted according to the archives, and with a new idea of eroticism and cruelty"? This leads our collaborators to take a closer look at the respective positions of Bataille and Breton on the subject. Is it not the latter who considered The Story of the Eye as "the most beautiful erotic book he knows, and even one of the most beautiful books he has read."

VARIETY, CRITICAL REFLECTIONS
Contributions by:
Sarane ALEXANDRIAN, Imre József BALÁZS, Henri BÉHAR, Marcella BISERNI, Léa BUISSON, Georgiana M.M. COLVILE, Marc DÉCIMO Olivier, DELERS, Sébastien GALLAND, Gaëlle HOURDIN, Pierre-Henri KLEIBER, Marc KOBER, Giovanni MAGLIOCCO, Ruben Daniel MÉNDEZ CASTIGLIONI, Mickaël MESIERZ, Stamos METZIDAKIS, Maryam MOREL, Martine NATAT-ANTLE, Chiara PALERMO, Sophie RIEU, Alba ROMANO PACE, Gabriel SAAD, Stefania SCHIBECI, Paolo SCOPELLITI, Noémie SUISSE, Maryse VASSEVIÈRE

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