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“Who Am I?”

Itineraries of the Self with André Breton

Author(s): Gianluca Leoncini
Subject(s): Cultural history, Existentialism
Published by: Classiques Garnier
Keywords: surrealism; André Breton; quest; pursuit; self;

Summary/Abstract: “Who am I?” asks Breton in the opening of Nadja, but what he really means is “Who am I haunting?”. With self-knowledge being a pursuit, the appeal of the street proves too strong to resist. Through the analysis of experiences that change the self profoundly or give it a completely different configuration, we will examine to what extent this confident stroller manages to reach, in his deepest essence, that point where the opposites cease to be contradictions.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 125-140
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: French