One of the most considerable achievements of Surrealism was… - Henri Peyre

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One of the most considerable achievements of Surrealism was its discovery that many writers and painters of the past had been Surrealists without knowing it.

Henri Peyre

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Henri Maurice Peyre (21 February 1901 – 9 December 1988) was an American linguist and literary scholar of French origin.

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