First published in 1938, the theatre and its double is a collection of essays detailing antonin artaud s radical theories on drama and theatre, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and lack of experimentation. Placing artaud s works and rhetoric within the specific context of european political, theatrical, and intellectual history of the early twentieth. The theatre and its double calder publications kindle edition by artaud, antonin, corti, victor. Originally a member of the surrealist movement, artaud eventually began to develop his own theatrical theories. Antonin artaud s most popular book is the theater and its double. Born in france in 1896 his life was turbulent to say the least. This study offers a reappraisal of the importance of antonin artaud 18961948 in contemporary critical debate, and examines the intricate parallels between h. This book examines the influence of the early modern period on antonin artaud s seminal work the theatre and its double, arguing that elizabethan and jacobean drama and their early modern context are an integral part of the theatre of cruelty and essential to its very understanding.
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Jul 06, 2017 first published in 1938, the theatre and its double is a collection of essays detailing antonin artauds radical theories on drama and theatre, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and lack of experimentation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the theatre and its double calder publications. Inside other case, little individuals like to read book the theater and its double by antonin artaud 1994 paperback. Feb 29, 2020 antonin artaud, french dramatist, poet, actor, and theoretician of the surrealist movement who attempted to replace the bourgeois classical theatre with his theatre of cruelty, a primitive ceremonial experience intended to liberate the human subconscious and reveal man to himself. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Natasha tripney describes how artaud s ideas took shape, and traces their influence on directors and writers such as peter brook, samuel beckett and jean genet. When political differences resulted in his break from the surrealists, he founded the. He was an outcast and was institutionalised after suffering with psychiatric problems for most of his life.
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