Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism is an exclusive digital resource presenting the first comprehensive and systematic overview of one of the most influential and enduring 20th-century art movements, from its beginnings to the present day.

It provides fully searchable access to a 3-volume major reference work and primary sources, including rare archive images, portraits and artworks, for research and study.

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The Encyclopedia presents a systematic overview of surrealism internationally, from the beginning of the movement in 1917:

Volume 1 includes overviews of national surrealist movements, surrealism’s influence across the visual, applied and performing arts, and analyses of the concepts which underpin surrealism.

Volumes 2 and 3 present an A-Z of both the significant and the lesser-known individuals – theorists, critics, novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, designers, painters, collagists, object makers, sculptors, film makers, and photographers – who have made and continue to make surrealism. The volume concludes with a detailed overview of contemporary surrealist practice.

This resource is designed to support academics and students of Art History, Art Theory, French Studies, Film Studies, Literary Studies, Photography and Visual Culture, as well as Design, Fashion, Cultural History, and Social, Cultural and Political Theory.

Content Highlights

• 200 Survey Articles covering national surrealist movements; related artistic and intellectual movements; key journals, patrons and collections; detailed overviews of surrealism’s influence across the visual, applied and performing arts; and analyses of the key concepts which underpin surrealist theory and practice.
• 500 A-Z articles covering the major and minor theorists, critics, novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, painters, collagists, object-makers, sculptors, and filmmakers.
• 500 rare and archive documentary images, portraits, and artworks.
• Browse content from 1917 to present day by country, theme, period, media, as well as by individual surrealists.