{"product_id":"revolutionary-messages-by-antonin-artaud-9781350179011","title":"Revolutionary Messages","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished here in its entirety in English, \u003ci\u003eArtaud’s Revolutionary Messages\u003c\/i\u003e collects Antonin Artaud’s political, aesthetic, and philosophical writings during his travels to Mexico in 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten around the same time as his seminal work \u003ci\u003eThe Theatre and its Double\u003c\/i\u003e, it captures a crucial point in Artaud's life shortly before he was admitted to a mental asylum in which he was to spend a significant part of his later life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Messages\u003c\/i\u003e contains conferences that Artaud gave at the University of Mexico, articles from the daily Mexican newspaper \u003ci\u003eEl Nacional Revolucionario\u003c\/i\u003e, and a study of three seminal artists of the time influenced by or from Mexico: Franz Hals, Ortiz Monasterio, and Maria Izquierdo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot only will you gain crucial insight into Artaud’s time in Mexico and his vision of a “total revolution,” which he places in distinction to Marxist and Surrealist conceptions of revolution, but you will deepen your understanding of the philosophical roots of his theatrical project, which ultimately shaped modern theatre and dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe publication includes an introduction by the translator, Joel White, and a preface by Professor of European Philosophy, Howard Caygill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432244429036,"sku":"9781350179011","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350179011.jpg?v=1774555523","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/revolutionary-messages-by-antonin-artaud-9781350179011","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}