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Ludics in Surrealist Theatre and Beyond (Paperback)
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Ludics in Surrealist Theatre and Beyond (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Surrealism
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Taking as its point of departure the complex question about whether
Surrealist theatre exists, this book re-examines the much
misunderstood artistic medium of theatre within Surrealism,
especially when compared to poetry and painting. This study
reconsiders Surrealist theatre specifically from the perspective of
ludics-a poetics of play and games-an ideal approach to the
Surrealists, whose games blur the boundaries between the 'playful'
and the 'serious.' Vassiliki Rapti's aims are threefold: first, to
demystify Andre Breton's controversial attitude toward theatre;
second, to do justice to Surrealist theatre, by highlighting the
unique character that derives from its inherent element of play;
and finally, to trace the impact of Surrealist theatre in areas far
beyond its generally acknowledged influence on the Theatre of the
Absurd-an impact being felt even on the contemporary world stage.
Beginning with the Surrealists' 'one-into-another' game and its
illustration of Breton's ludic dramatic theory, Rapti then examines
the traces of this kind of game in the works of a wide variety of
Surrealist and Post-Surrealist playwrights and stage directors,
from several different countries, and from the 1920s to the
present: Roger Vitrac, Antonin Artaud, GA1/4nter Berghaus, Nanos
Valaoritis, Robert Wilson, and Megan Terry.
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