Artaud

American  

[ar-toh] / arˈtoʊ /

noun

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

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Artaud British  

/ arto /

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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Example Sentences

But all attention belonged to the riveting Timur, who illuminated the ghostly or grotesquely essence of Artaud, Burroughs, Lynch and, of course, Little.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

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 had only been at Les Artaud a little while, he must follow the customs.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile