The work of director, playwright, essayist, and poet Antonin Artaud has had a lasting influence, particularly among theatre scholars, who consider his 1938 book Le Théâtre et son double a classic text of the avant-garde. This challenges the Artaud legend by reexamining his works in the context of European political, theatrical, and intellectual history of the early 20th century.
The work of director, playwright, essayist, and poet Antonin Artaud has had a lasting influence, particularly among theatre scholars, who consider his 1938 book Le Théâtre et son double a classic text of the avant-garde. This challenges the Artaud legend by reexamining his works in the context of European political, theatrical, and intellectual history of the early 20th century.