Arcane 17

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Arcane 17 is a surrealist prose-poem by André Breton that blends myth, love, and wartime reflection, written during his exile in Canada in World War II.

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Arcane 17 canonical 1

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instanceOf literary work ⓘ
prose poem ⓘ
surrealist work ⓘ
addresses destruction of war ⓘ
possibility of human regeneration ⓘ
role of love in historical catastrophe ⓘ
author André Breton ⓘ
centralFigure Elisa Claro ⓘ
contains autobiographical elements ⓘ
lyrical passages ⓘ
political reflection ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Elisa Claro ⓘ
firstEditionFormat book ⓘ
genre surrealist prose-poem ⓘ
historicalContext European crisis of World War II ⓘ
Nazi occupation of France ⓘ
inspiredBy Tarot card The Star (Arcane XVII) ⓘ
linked to: Tarot
language French ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement Surrealism ⓘ
mainTheme hope ⓘ
love ⓘ
myth ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ
war ⓘ
notableFor fusion of myth, love, and wartime reflection ⓘ
use of tarot as structural principle ⓘ
partOf André Breton's later surrealist writings ⓘ
placeOfWriting Canada ⓘ
Gaspé Peninsula ⓘ
publicationYear 1945 ⓘ
publisher Éditions du Sagittaire ⓘ
references alchemical imagery ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
tarot symbolism ⓘ
setting Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Gaspé Peninsula

Percé Rock ⓘ
style imagistic prose ⓘ
poetic essay ⓘ
surrealist automatic writing elements ⓘ
symbolicallyAssociatedWith feminine principle ⓘ
liberation ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
writtenDuring André Breton's exile in Canada ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
yearWritten 1944 ⓘ

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André Breton → notableWork → Arcane 17 ⓘ