TY - BOOK ID - 78142818 TI - Artaud's theatre of cruelty PY - 2001 SN - 1408118025 1408148285 9781408148280 9781408118023 9781408169735 1408169738 0413766608 9780413766601 PB - London, England : London, England : Methuen, Bloomsbury Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Theater of cruelty. KW - Cruelty, Theater of KW - Theater KW - Artaud, Antonin, KW - Artaud, Antoine Marie Joseph, KW - Arto, Antonen, KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - Biography: general KW - Artaud, Antoine Marie Joseph KW - Arto, Antonen UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78142818 AB - 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 fi. ER -