Antonin Artaud : the scum of the soul / Ros Murray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Ros, 1982- author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in modern European literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948--Criticism and interpretation.

Artaud, Antonin.

Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiii, 190 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Antonin Artaud is one of the most challenging and provocative figures in twentieth-century France. Hugely influential on critical theorists from the post-war period up to the present day, Artaud's work continues to be discussed in theatre studies, critical theory, avant-garde art, performance practice and film studies. Taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, reading his work alongside Daniel Paul Schreber, Georges Bataille, Lewis Carroll, Germaine Dulac and Carl Theodor Dreyer, Antonin Artaud: The Scum of the Soul delves into the heart of Artaud's creative project, situating this at the level of the material object: the paper on which he wrote, the space of performance, the film-strip and the tape recording. This illuminating book will be of major significance to readers interested in corporeal revolt and the power of gesture, shedding new light on established theories of media and performance and considering the unexplored complexities of Artaud's work as it engages with matter. Book jacket.

Contents:

The limits of representation

Through the digestive system

Theatre, magic and mimesis

Artaud on film

Artaud on paper

The machinic body.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Other Format:

ebook version

ISBN:

9781137310576

113731057X

OCLC:

881280143