che poet of The (which Naville polat for IPCE. were being on the the revolutionary lett. resolved.
because uts proloct Was with, the historica thenretica evasively, repeating his criticisms of the PCP shared) and arguing tbe was't disputing). Naville drifted away from them (he was laser one of the founders of the French section of the Fourth [nternational)
and concentrated on more traditional political often in a notoriously secrarian way.
Beccon. during and after a brief stay maintained his support for (visiting him in exile in Mexico where togethe they drated the manitesto of the Enternational #Federation of Recolutionary Artists), bet also his discance from any actise invoycotent with The debase was never And the problem remains. In that sense, und HIS been surrealism continues. For Franklin Rosemont the author of the Plato Introdaction, it would be unacceptable to talk of surrealism past tense, to assume it ended with the death of Breton is as stupid as assuming Marxisru ended GURE different question. Surrealism was a specific novente EXCESTY dacirine. Rascont "ent faced, national ries. It's casy to forget so an't apply now in the Tracsky surrealists, voice of the realised, limitations were also, of course Marxism al the time.
in the beiween society so often diumssed as surrealism. isnares all that has changed since World War 1 Even out the level of tacles, the surrealists by TV communications and leisure bocause It - how effoctive some of their antacks on literary figures were, or how much impact their writing and printing had, Politically, the most ofivious inchication the chearetical limitations of surrealismn is tre developmen, of feminism. Wornen, for menacing caricine. With some notable exceptions. they scie rarcly collaborators. Breton wrote of the concept which is jest one more reactionary version of earth mother! or "mase!. Bital the shared h And with the gull pobitical struggle as wide as ic be today. the guestion of why we are fighting. of what expectations we'te pinning on the end of Class would be crazy to think we've pote beyond
This Saturday there will be a demonstration and rally in London demand the quashing of the convictions for blasphemous libel against Ciay News and its editor, and for the repeal of the blasphemy law. protest has already received the formal support of trade union branches. _cils, anti-fascist committees, as well as organisations of the gay movement. reports JAMIE GOUGH.
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