{"product_id":"the-theater-and-its-double-paperback","title":"The Theater and Its Double - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonin Artaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary C. Richard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. He fought vigorously against an encroaching conventionalism he found anathema to the very concept of theater. He sought to use theater to transcend writing, \"to break through the language in order to touch life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Theater and Its Double' is far and away the most important thing that has been written about the theater in the twentieth century. It should be read again and again. Artaud oozed magical desires. He was the metaphysician of the theater.---Jean-Loius Barrault\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.24 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757554532640,"sku":"9780802150301","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a81a95fad63fde24051272c8c464421c.webp?v=1780105198","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-theater-and-its-double-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}