Transitions in the Avant-garde

Dada to Surrealism as illustrated by Ramón Gómez de la Serna’s novel El Incongruente?

Authors

  • Emma Wadsworth-Jones University of Glasgow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36399/GroundingsUG.3.259

Keywords:

El Incongruente, Ramon Gómez de la Serna, Dada, Surrealism, Dadaism, Transition, Tradition

Abstract

Written on the cusp between two movements, El Incongruente by Ramon Gómez de la Serna eloquently illustrates the transition between Dada and Surrealism. Utilising key Dadaist principles – such as the renunciation of logic, chance combinations of chapters and the juxtaposition of contradictory imagery – combined with Surrealist elements such as a focus on dreams and the passing of time, Gómez de la Serna constructs the puzzling world in which Gustavo lives. El Incongruente breaks with literary tradition eulogizing Dadaist elements whilst still representing the harbinger of Surrealism.

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Published

2010-04-01

Issue

Section

Vol. III Articles

How to Cite

Transitions in the Avant-garde: Dada to Surrealism as illustrated by Ramón Gómez de la Serna’s novel El Incongruente?. (2010). Groundings Undergraduate Journal, 3, 85-100. https://doi.org/10.36399/GroundingsUG.3.259