Artaud
The Mummified
The Theatre of Cruelty. Antonin screamed what others whispered. His madness was lucid. Terribly lucid.
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Era
Life and journey
Antonin screamed against a dead culture. raw nerve of the century.
Their thought
The Theatre of Cruelty. total experience. magical language.
What they leave us
revolutionized world theatre. insurgent thought.
Major works
The Theatre and Its Double (1938).
The Umbilicus of Limbo (1925).
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8 quotes
“Nul n'a jamais écrit ou peint que pour sortir en fait de l'enfer.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“No one has ever written or painted just to in fact escape hell.”
— Van Gogh le suicidé de la société
“Les idées claires sont des idées mortes.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Clear ideas are dead ideas.”
— Le Théâtre et son Double
“Là où d'autres proposent des œuvres, je ne prétends pas autre chose que de montrer mon esprit.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Where others offer works, I do not claim anything other than to show my mind.”
— Inconnu
“Le corps est le corps, il est seul et n'a pas besoin d'organe.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The body is the body, it is alone and does not need an organ.”
— Inconnu
“Nul n'a jamais écrit ou peint que pour sortir de l'enfer.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“No one has ever written or painted, just to get out of hell.”
— Inconnu
“Là où ça sent la merde ça sent l'être.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Where it smells of shit it smells of being.”
— Inconnu
“Le corps est seul.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The body is alone.”
— Inconnu
“La pensée est une maladie.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Thought is a disease.”
— Inconnu
