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Artaud

[ar-toh]
noun
  1. An·to·nin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/, 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
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Historical Examples

  • He took duty temporarily at Artaud while Abbe Mouret was ill.

    A Zola Dictionary

    J. G. Patterson

  • An Artaud, their ancestor, had come hither and settled like a pariah in this waste.

  • The Artaud butcher had just slaughtered Matthew, the pig, in the shed.

  • Artaud de Montor, F. Histoire des souverains pontifes romains.

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

    William Milligan Sloane

  • Thus we shall find three "Arlauds" and an "Artaud," though I suspect the last named is a misprint.

British Dictionary definitions for artaud

Artaud

noun
  1. 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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