| A Body, in Spite: A Slight Philosophy for Actors Trans. from the Edition Contributor(s): Jugnon, Alain (Author), Nathanaël (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1937658759 ISBN-13: 9781937658755 Publisher: Nightboat Books OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Performing Arts | Theater - Playwriting - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 6.1" (0.22 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Philosopher-playwright Alain Jugnon's a body, in spite introduces this prolific French author to an English-speaking readership. The aphorisms that comprise this slight philosophy for actors are an inventoried body with and without its defenses. With incisive humor, Jugnon casts his intellect into the many-organed world, to draw from its semantic recesses a sort of divine putrescence. This work, written for the stage, and received as a presage, reads like an autobiography of Nietzsche's last laugh. This bilingual edition features an afterword by the translator. |