| Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty Contributor(s): Bermel, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0413766608 ISBN-13: 9780413766601 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: In this incisive study of one of the most vital forces in world theatre, Albert Bermel looks closely at Antonin Artaud's work as a playwright, actor, director, and critic, and gives fresh insight into his ideas, innovations, and writings, and the origins ofArtaud's Theatre of Cruelty in earlier dramatic conventions. Albert Bermel is a playwright and has written several books on theater. He lives in New York. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama - Performing Arts - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 848.912 |
| Series: Plays and Playwrights |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.1" W x 7.86" (0.31 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 film and dance, Bermel examines each of Artaud's six plays for form and meaning, as well as surveying the application of Artaud's theories and techniques to the international theatre of recent years. |