Artaud

American

[ar-toh] / arˈtoʊ /

noun

Antonin 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.

Artaud British

/ arto /

noun

Antonin (ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃). 1896–1948, French stage director and dramatist, whose concept of the theatre of cruelty is expounded in Manifeste du théâtre de la cruauté (1932) and Le Théâtre et son double (1938)

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Mossé, writes Taylor, was romantically involved with the French dramatist Antonin Artaud.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

An avid reader, he was heavily influenced by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, the poet Arthur Rimbaud and the surrealist dramatist Antonin Artaud.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

“I think he knew his time wasn’t long,” Artaud said.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021

He was inspired by Antonin Artaud, a 20th century French dramatist who conceptualized a theater of cruelty.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2019

He was now at Les Olivettes, the most fertile spot in the neighbourhood, where the mayor of the commune, Artaud, otherwise Bambousse, owned several fields of corn, olive plantations, and vines.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

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