Antonin Artaud, selected writings / edited, and with an introd. by Susan Sontag ; translated from the French by Helen Weaver ; notes by Susan Sontag and Don Eric Levine.

By:

Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948 [author]

Contributor(s):

Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1988, c1976.Description: lix, 661 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

0520064437

Uniform titles:

Works. Selections. English. 1976

Subject(s):

Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948 -- Translations into English

DDC classification:

841.912

Summary: "A revolutionary figure in the literary avant garde of his time, Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) is now seen to be central to the development of post-modernism. His writings comprise verse, prose poems, film scenarios, a historical novel, plays, essays on film, theater, art , and literature, and many letters. Susan Sontag's selection conveys the genius of this singular writer."--Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	841.912 ART (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010478		Stourna, Athena

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Bibliography: p. 589-591.

"A revolutionary figure in the literary avant garde of his time, Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) is now seen to be central to the development of post-modernism. His writings comprise verse, prose poems, film scenarios, a historical novel, plays, essays on film, theater, art , and literature, and many letters. Susan Sontag's selection conveys the genius of this singular writer."--Publisher's description.

Translated from the French.