The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) conceived and inaugurated the Theater of Cruelty, a dramatic movement that has had a profound influence on the avant-garde theater in Europe and the United States. The movement is exemplified by the Peter Brook production of Marat/Sade. This book, the first to analyze Artaud's theories, their sources, and the extent to which he succeeded in implementing them in his own plays, is now available in a 2017 digital edition (and new paperback), readily accessible to scholars and interested fans of literary criticism and the modern theater worldwide.

The new edition adds a thoughtful Foreword by Professor Peter Thompson of Roger Williams University. Originally published by the University of Chicago Press, the book is brought to a new generation by Quid Pro Books. Quality NOOKbook features include proper formatting, linked table of contents and footnotes, and even a fully linked subject matter index.

This sophisticated study will be essential reading for all scholars interested in modern French literature and the evolution of twentieth-century drama, for the many devotees of avant-garde theater, and for those who have felt puzzled by the superficiality of much contemporary drama.
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The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) conceived and inaugurated the Theater of Cruelty, a dramatic movement that has had a profound influence on the avant-garde theater in Europe and the United States. The movement is exemplified by the Peter Brook production of Marat/Sade. This book, the first to analyze Artaud's theories, their sources, and the extent to which he succeeded in implementing them in his own plays, is now available in a 2017 digital edition (and new paperback), readily accessible to scholars and interested fans of literary criticism and the modern theater worldwide.

The new edition adds a thoughtful Foreword by Professor Peter Thompson of Roger Williams University. Originally published by the University of Chicago Press, the book is brought to a new generation by Quid Pro Books. Quality NOOKbook features include proper formatting, linked table of contents and footnotes, and even a fully linked subject matter index.

This sophisticated study will be essential reading for all scholars interested in modern French literature and the evolution of twentieth-century drama, for the many devotees of avant-garde theater, and for those who have felt puzzled by the superficiality of much contemporary drama.
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The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud

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The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud

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Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) conceived and inaugurated the Theater of Cruelty, a dramatic movement that has had a profound influence on the avant-garde theater in Europe and the United States. The movement is exemplified by the Peter Brook production of Marat/Sade. This book, the first to analyze Artaud's theories, their sources, and the extent to which he succeeded in implementing them in his own plays, is now available in a 2017 digital edition (and new paperback), readily accessible to scholars and interested fans of literary criticism and the modern theater worldwide.

The new edition adds a thoughtful Foreword by Professor Peter Thompson of Roger Williams University. Originally published by the University of Chicago Press, the book is brought to a new generation by Quid Pro Books. Quality NOOKbook features include proper formatting, linked table of contents and footnotes, and even a fully linked subject matter index.

This sophisticated study will be essential reading for all scholars interested in modern French literature and the evolution of twentieth-century drama, for the many devotees of avant-garde theater, and for those who have felt puzzled by the superficiality of much contemporary drama.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940157553081
Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC
Publication date: 01/03/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Eric Sellin is a professor emeritus of French at Tulane University, and previously taught in the department of French and Comparative Literature for twenty-eight years at Temple University. Sellin has also taught at Clark University and at the Universities of Pennsylvania, Bordeaux, Algiers, and Dakar. Sellin has authored several books and essays on a wide variety of topics, including comparative literature, art, and aesthetics; he has also published a dozen books and chapbooks of poetry in English and French.
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