Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature

Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature

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In this paper, I discuss a new sensory approach to literature. Literature might be studied in order to trace the perceptual effects of cultural, political and technological transformations. First, I develop a historicizing method, which maps the sensory practices and discourses of a certain period a...

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Main Author: Piet Devos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Radboud University Press in cooperation with Open Journals 2014-12-01
Series:Relief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise
Subjects:
Benjamin Péret
haptics
surrealism
sensory perception
poésie
Online Access:https://revue-relief.org/article/view/9076
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spelling doaj-378cc4fb61fb41b3be5b371f45eddaa02021-10-02T15:45:07ZengRadboud University Press in cooperation with Open JournalsRelief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise1873-50452014-12-0182Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to LiteraturePiet DevosIn this paper, I discuss a new sensory approach to literature. Literature might be studied in order to trace the perceptual effects of cultural, political and technological transformations. First, I develop a historicizing method, which maps the sensory practices and discourses of a certain period and analyzes their appropriation in contemporary literature. Next, I demonstrate the fruitfulness of this approach by taking Surrealism as a case study, focusing on the role of touch or "haptics" in the works of Benjamin Péret. The concluding remarks will serve to hint at the new routes of research which this sensory approach discloses.https://revue-relief.org/article/view/9076Benjamin Pérethapticssurrealismsensory perceptionpoésie
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Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature
Relief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise
Benjamin Péret
haptics
surrealism
sensory perception
poésie
author_facet Piet Devos
author_sort Piet Devos
title Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature
title_short Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature
title_full Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature
title_fullStr Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature
title_full_unstemmed Touched by surrealism : Reflections on a New Sensory Approach to Literature
title_sort touched by surrealism : reflections on a new sensory approach to literature
publisher Radboud University Press in cooperation with Open Journals
series Relief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise
issn 1873-5045
publishDate 2014-12-01
description In this paper, I discuss a new sensory approach to literature. Literature might be studied in order to trace the perceptual effects of cultural, political and technological transformations. First, I develop a historicizing method, which maps the sensory practices and discourses of a certain period and analyzes their appropriation in contemporary literature. Next, I demonstrate the fruitfulness of this approach by taking Surrealism as a case study, focusing on the role of touch or "haptics" in the works of Benjamin Péret. The concluding remarks will serve to hint at the new routes of research which this sensory approach discloses.
topic Benjamin Péret
haptics
surrealism
sensory perception
poésie
url https://revue-relief.org/article/view/9076
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