{"product_id":"revolutionary-messages-hardcover","title":"Revolutionary Messages - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonin Artaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel White\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished here in its entirety in English, \u003ci\u003e Artaud's Revolutionary Messages \u003c\/i\u003ecollects Antonin Artaud's political, aesthetic and philosophical writings during his travels to Mexico in 1936. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written around the same time as his seminal work \u003ci\u003eThe Theatre and its Double, \u003c\/i\u003e it captures a crucial point in Artaud's life shortly before he was admitted to a mental asylum in which he was to spend a significant part of his later life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Messages\u003c\/i\u003e contains conferences that Artaud gave at the University of Mexico, articles from the daily Mexican newspaper \u003ci\u003eEl Nacional Revolucionario \u003c\/i\u003eand a study of three seminal artists of the time influenced by or from Mexico: Franz Hals, Ortiz Monasterio and Maria Izquierdo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not only will you gain crucial insight into Artaud's time in Mexico and his vision of a \"total revolution,\" which he places in distinction to Marxist and Surrealist conceptions of revolution, but you will deepen your understanding of the philosophical roots of his theatrical project, which ultimately shaped modern theatre and dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The publication includes an introduction by the translator, Joel White, and a preface by Professor of European Philosophy, Howard Caygill.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonin Artaud \u003c\/b\u003e(1896-1948) was a French dramatist, poet, essayist, actor and theatre director, widely recognized as one of the major figures of twentieth-century theatre and the European avant-garde. Artaud's most significant contribution to drama theory is his \"Theatre of Cruelty\", the ideas of which have been, and continue to be, the subject of influence for modern theatre and contemporary thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoel White\u003c\/b\u003e completed a joint European Masters in Contemporary European Philosophy at Kingston University, UK, (CREMP) and Paris VIII (Saint-Denis), France, and holds a PhD in French Philosophy from King's College London, UK. He has published on the work of Artaud in \u003ci\u003ePerformance Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare, and Walter Benjamin in \u003ci\u003eAngelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is current the executive editor of \u003ci\u003eTechnophany: Journal of Philosophy and Technology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773873979680,"sku":"9781350179028","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/78c5779b0a63bf464bbdf4f04979f781_afaf055d-4826-46f8-844b-9aac70820185.webp?v=1780434832","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/revolutionary-messages-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}