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A collection of manifestos originally published in 1938, The Theater and Its Double is the fullest statement of the ideas of Antonin Artaud. “We cannot go on prostituting the idea of the theater, the only value of which is in its excruciating, magical relation to reality and danger,” he wrote.... read more
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“The Audience: First, this theatre must exist.”
Antonin Artaud
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The archives of the little town of Cagliari, in Sardinia, contain the account of an astonishing historical fact.
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This is book 77 of 99 in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Ecrits, and followed by Manhattan Transfer.
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- Antonin Artaud (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 792'.01
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