Imperium wolności. Teige, Effenberger i czeski surrealizm

Abstract

A prominent surrealist movement has existed in Prague since the early twenties until today. Before World War II, Czechoslovakia was one of the strongest surrealist centers outside France. One of the main factor of Czech surrealist was their theoretical abilities. Among their inspirations one can find French thinkers, Marxism, realism, symbolism, folklore and many more. Their aim was to create theory and practice of thinking and acting outside social restrains, based on imaginary, critical theory and poetry. Some of them applied to new born socialist republic, break with movement and became prominent socialist intellectuals. Some paid the highest price and some were just forced to work in mines. But even though surrealist movement create during this period create influential theory of practicing freedom.