Artaud's theatre of cruelty / Albert Bermel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bermel, Albert, author.

Series:

Plays and Playwrights.

Plays and Playwrights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Artaud, Antonin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Methuen, 2001.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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.

Cd; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; z.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Taplinger, 1977.

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

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781408118023

1408118025

9781408148280

1408148285

OCLC:

893336521