Artaud's theatre of cruelty / Albert Bermel.

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Bermel, Albert

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TextSeries: Plays and PlaywrightsPublication details: London : Methuen, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 135 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraitContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781408148280
1408148285
9781408118023
1408118025
9781408169735
1408169738

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Artaud''s Theatre Of Cruelty.DDC classification:

841.912 22

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PQ2601.R677 Z59 2001eb

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Cover; Contents; Preface: Neither Drugs Nor Madness; I: Theatre as Therapy; 1 The Breakaway: Possibilities, Masterpieces, Irrationalities; 2 Redefinitions: The Plague, Culture, Cruelty; 3 Inspiration and Aspirations: Unification, Healing, Temperament and Sexual Attitudes; II: History and Myth as Resources; 4 From Antiquity On: Prior to Aristotle, Aristotle, Seneca, the Jacobeans; 5 Into the Twentieth Century: Epic, Surrealism, Symbolism, Modern Staging; 6 Related Arts: Painting, Film, Dance, Ritual; III: Artaud as Artist.

7 Playwright: Paul the Birds, The Fountain of Blood, The Philosopher''s Stone, There Is No More Firmament, The Conquest of Mexico, The Cenci8 Actor and Director: Performer, Coach, The Cenci on Stage; 9 Social Redeemer: Questions, Doubts, Limitations; IV: The Legacy as Grab Bag; 10 In the Auditorium: Modernizing the Classics, Encompassing the Audience; 11 On the Boards: Using the Stage''s Three Dimensions, Depersonalizing the Characters, Inventing a New Theatre Language; 12 Looking Backwards 2000-1977: Artaud''s Life and Writings: A Chronology; A Chronology; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B.

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Summary: The definitive guide to the life and work of Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud''s theatre of cruelty is one of the most vital forces in world theatre, yet the concept is one of the most frequently misunderstood. In this incisive study, Albert Bermel looks closely at Artaud''s work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic, and provides a fresh insight into his ideas, innovations and, above all, his writings. Tracing the theatre of cruelty''s origins in earlier dramatic conventions, tribal rituals of cleansing, transfiguration and exaltation, and in related arts such as fi.

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Originally published: New York : Taplinger, 1977.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) and index.

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The definitive guide to the life and work of Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud''s theatre of cruelty is one of the most vital forces in world theatre, yet the concept is one of the most frequently misunderstood. In this incisive study, Albert Bermel looks closely at Artaud''s work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic, and provides a fresh insight into his ideas, innovations and, above all, his writings. Tracing the theatre of cruelty''s origins in earlier dramatic conventions, tribal rituals of cleansing, transfiguration and exaltation, and in related arts such as fi.

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