Artaud's theatre of cruelty

Cover; 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, 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 Cenci8 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; A Chronology; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B.

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