Book Description

In this incisive study of one of the most vital forces in world theatre, Albert Bermel looks closely at Antonin Artaud's work as a playwright, actor, director and critic, and gives fresh insight into his ideas, innovations and writing, and the origins of his Theatre of Cruelty in earlier dramatic conventions.

Albert Bermel is a playwright and has written several books on theater. He lives in New York.

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In this incisive study of one of the most vital forces in world theatre, Albert Bermel looks closely at Antonin Artaud's work as a playwright, actor, director and critic, and gives fresh insight into his ideas, innovations and writing, and the origins of his Theatre of Cruelty in earlier dramatic conventions.