The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud by Peter Thompson

The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud by Peter Thompson

Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) conceived and inaugurated the Theater of Cruelty, a dramatic movement that has had a profound influence on the avant-garde theater in Europe and the United States. The movement is exemplified by the Peter Brook production of Marat/Sade. This book, the first to analyze Artaud's theories, their sources, and the extent to which he succeeded in implementing them in his own plays, is now available in a 2017 edition, readily accessible to scholars and interested fans of literary criticism and the modern theater worldwide.

The new edition adds a thoughtful Foreword by Professor Peter Thompson of Roger Williams University. Originally published by The University of Chicago Press, the book is brought to a new generation by Quid Pro Books, in modern paperback, hardcover, and digital editions.

It is a vital, thoroughly documented theater arts document containing a truly comprehensive bibliography. The writer's manner is direct, his conclusions informative, and the scope of his analysis far exceeds any other work yet published on Artaud.
- Choice (in reviewing the first edition)

This sophisticated study remains essential reading for all scholars interested in modern French literature and the evolution of twentieth-century drama, for the many devotees of avant-garde theater, and for those who have felt puzzled by the superficiality of much contemporary drama.

Sellin, Eric: - Eric Sellin taught French and American literature in the United States, Europe, and Africa, notably at Temple University (1962-1991) and Tulane University (1991-2001). He has held three Senior Fulbright Awards to Algeria (1968-69), Senegal (1978-79), and Morocco (1989). He now resides year round in Philadelphia. Sellin is the author of two scholarly books on French avant-garde literature, two books on soccer, and eight books of poetry, three of which-including Ombres de mon soleil: Poemes 1970-2005-were composed in French. His poems and translations have recently appeared in Philadelphia Poets, The Schuylkill Valley Journal, Hinge Online, Mead, Blue Unicorn, Chronicles, Metamorphoses, World Literature Today, Ezra, and Measure. Abdelfattah Kilito's Arabs and the Art of Storytelling: A Strange Familiarity, co-translated by Mbarek Sryfi and Sellin (Syracuse University Press, 2014), was a finalist for the 2015 French-American Foundation Translation Prize in non-fiction.

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ISBN 13	9781610273718
ISBN 10	1610273710
Title	The Dramatic Concepts of Antonin Artaud
Author	Peter Thompson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quid Pro, LLC
Year published	2017-02-03
Number of pages	180
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