| Description |
159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Evergreen original ; E-127 |
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Evergreen book |
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Evergreen book.
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Evergreen original ; E-127
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| Contents |
Preface: The theater and culture -- The theater and the plague -- Metaphysics and the Mise en scène -- The alchemical theater -- On the Balinese theater -- Oriental and occidental theater -- No more masterpieces -- The theater and cruelty -- The theater of cruelty (first manifesto) -- Letters on cruelty -- Letters on language -- The theater of cruelty (second manifesto) -- An affective athleticism -- Two notes -- In memoriam: Antonin Artaud / Maurice Saillet |
| Summary |
A collection of manifestos originally published in 1938, in which the French artist and philosopher attacks conventional assumptions about the drama, and calls for the influx of irrational material - based on dreams, religion, and emotion - in order to make the theater vital for modern audiences |
| Notes |
Translation of: Théâtre et son double, published by Gallimard in the series Collection Métamorphoses, 4, ©1938 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Translation of: Théâtre et son double |
| Subject |
Theater.
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| Author |
Richards, Mary Caroline.
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British Computer Society.
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Institution of Electrical Engineers. Electronics Division.
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| LC no. |
58009910 |
| ISBN |
0802150306 |
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0852962894 |
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