A major reassessment of Surrealism which explores the concept of 'visuality' applied to one of the twentieth century's most exciting cultural movements. Leading international scholars present the latest research on Surrealism in all its forms, including painting, film and automatism. The contributions included here cover the work of Dalí, Picasso, Ernst, Magritte, Maddox, Breton, Artaud, Fondane and Masson. Broad-ranging and innovative in its approach, this book is an invaluable resource for all art and cultural historians.