Artaud's Theatre Of Cruelty

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.

Info autore

Albert Bermel was Professor of Theatre at Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Chair of the Speech and Theatre Department at Lehman College, his book Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty was published in 2001.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Albert Bermel, Bermel Albert
• Editore: Methuen Drama
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.2001
• EAN: 9780413766601
• ISBN: 978-0-413-76660-1
• Pagine: 144
• Dimensioni: 122 mm x 193 mm x 10 mm
• Serie: Plays and Playwrights; Plays and Playwrights
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights