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  • First Adventure to Final Flight

    The Theatre of Tristan Tzara

    Series Book 6 - Art and Thought / Art et pensée
    To date, little research has been carried out on the complete theatrical works of Tristan Tzara, co-founder of the Dada movement. This volume provides the first comprehensive account of Tzara’s works for the stage. It addresses his distinct approach to theatre across his career and examines to what extent his dadaist and, latterly, surrealist principles are embodied in his stagecraft, both during ... Read more

    $61.19 USD

  • Alberto Giacometti

    The Art of Relation

    Alberto Giacometti's attenuated figures of the human form are among the most significant artistic images of the twentieth century. Jean-Paul Sartre and Andre Breton are just two of the great thinkers whose thought has been nurtured by the graceful, harrowing work of Giacometti, which continues to resonate with artists, writers and audiences. Timothy Mathews explores fragility, trauma, space and ... Read more

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    Series series Comparative Cultural Studies
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    Series series Refiguring Modernism
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