The Theatre and Its Double: Antonin Artaud - Brossura

Artaud, Antonin

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ISBN 10: 1847493327 ISBN 13: 9781847493323

Casa editrice: Alma Classics, 2017

Riassunto

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. Containing the famous manifestos of the `Theatre of Cruelty', the collection analyses the underlying impulses of performance, provides some suggestions on a physical-training method for actors and actresses, and features a long appreciation of the expressive values of Eastern dance drama.

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Recensione:

This smart reissue of Victor Corti's 1970 translation is welcome, offering a new generation access to Artaud's vision of theatre as total art form...even after all these years, it still sends shivers down the spine. * TLS * He has had an impact so profound that the course of all recent serious theatre in Western Europe and the Americas can be said to divide into two periods - before Artaud and after Artaud. --Susan Sontag

L'autore:

Antonin Artaud (1896 1948) was a French playwright and poet. He was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement and, despite a divergence of ideas, remained a dedicated Surrealist all his life devoting his time to the study of the problem of the conflict between man s physical and intellectual natures.

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• Editore: Alma Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1847493327
• ISBN 13: 9781847493323
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 250