👉 Surrealism is a literary and philosophical movement that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s. It was characterized by its focus on the subconscious mind, the supernatural, and the irrational. Surrealists believed that the human psyche is full of unconscious desires, fears, and illusions, and that these can be interpreted through the lens of the imagination and the senses. They sought to break free from traditional literary conventions and to create works that were both thought-pro