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  1. Robert Desnos ( French: [ʁɔbɛʁ dɛsnos]; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement. Early life. Robert Desnos was born in Paris on 4 July 1900, the son of a licensed dealer in game and poultry at the Halles market. Desnos attended commercial college, and started work as a clerk.

  2. Robert Desnos was a French poet and journalist who participated in the surrealist movement and wrote for the Resistance during World War II. He is known for his experiments with automatic writing, dreams, and language in his poetry and prose.

  3. Robert Desnos was a French poet and a leading figure of Surrealism. He wrote poems using automatic writing, explored sensual and playful themes, and participated in the French Resistance during World War II.

  4. Robert Desnos was a French poet whose work remains relevant today for its playful exploration of dreamlike imagery and subconscious thought. He is primarily associated with the Surrealist movement, flourishing in the 1920s and 1930s.

  5. Jun 30, 2024 · Robert Desnos was a French poet who joined André Breton in the early Surrealist movement, soon becoming one of its most valuable members because of his ability to fall into a hypnotic trance, under which he could recite his dreams, write, and draw.

  6. Learn about Robert Desnos, a poet, radio celebrity, and journalist who was a founding member of the Paris Surrealists and pioneer in the technique of automatism. Discover his life, work, and relationship with Picasso, Breton, and the Resistance.

  7. "Not a Nervous Woman": Robert Desnos and Surrealist Literary History Katharine Conley Dartmouth College In a letter to her cousin Denise, Simone Breton once described Robert Desnos in a trance during the surrealist "period of sleeps" as even more impressive than a Greek sibyl, "because it isn't a nervous woman who is speaking, but a poet ...