Artaud's theatre of cruelty. (2014 copyright 2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Albert Bermel.
• Other Names: Bermel, Albert
• 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, 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 Cenci -- 8. 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (144 pages)
• Subjects: 841.912; Theatre studies; Biography: general; Literary Criticism -- Drama; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408118023; 1408118025
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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