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160 pages • first pub 1938 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 1847493327
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Alma Books
Edition Pub Date: 01 February 2013
The Theatre and Its Double is ideal for reflective readers who relish confronting uncomfortable ideas about art and society, savor slow, idea-dense prose, and want their assumptions about performance and language upended rather than confirmed.
Description
First published in 1938, The Theatre and Its Double is a collection of essays detailing Antonin Artaud's radical theories on drama and theatre, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and lack of experimentation. Containing the famous manife...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 86%
challenging: 46%
reflective: 46%
inspiring: 40%
dark: 33%
mysterious: 6%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
160 pages • first pub 1938 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 1847493327
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Alma Books
Edition Pub Date: 01 February 2013
The Theatre and Its Double is ideal for reflective readers who relish confronting uncomfortable ideas about art and society, savor slow, idea-dense prose, and want their assumptions about performance and language upended rather than confirmed.
Description
First published in 1938, The Theatre and Its Double is a collection of essays detailing Antonin Artaud's radical theories on drama and theatre, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and lack of experimentation. Containing the famous manife...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 86%
challenging: 46%
reflective: 46%
inspiring: 40%
dark: 33%
mysterious: 6%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?