سرئیلزم: خواب اور فن کے تعلق سے جنم لیتی حقیقتوں کی روشنی میں

Surrealism: In the Light of Realities Emerging from the Relationship between Dreams and Art

Abstract

Surrealism emerged in the early twentieth century primarily as an artistic movement in painting, but it soon extended its influence to literature, poetry, and other fine arts. Rooted in the rebellious spirit of Dadaism, the movement developed as a response to the cultural and intellectual crisis following World War I. Thinkers such as André Breton, Sigmund Freud, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and Karl Marx played a significant role in shaping its philosophical and psychological foundations. Surrealism emphasized the exploration of the unconscious mind, dream imagery, and automatic expression as sources of artistic creativity. This article examines the theoretical background, aesthetic principles, and artistic practices of Surrealism while highlighting its impact on modern literature and visual arts. It further explores how surrealistic elements such as dreamlike imagery, symbolic abstraction, and unconscious expression appeared in Urdu fiction, not as a formal movement but as subtle stylistic tendencies among modern Urdu writers.

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