Ludics in surrealist theatre and beyond

Rapti, Vassiliki.

Ludics in surrealist theatre and beyond [electronic resource] / Vassiliki Rapti. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013. - xiv, 193 p. - Ashgate studies in surrealism .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Does surrealist theatre exist? -- The surrealist game "one into another" in Nadja and Les Detraquees: reconstructing Andre Breton's Ludic dramatic theory -- Staging "mad love" in the theatre Alfred Garry: Breton's Ludic dramatic theory in practice -- Staging child's play in Roger Vitrac's victor or children in power: between Paidia and Ludus -- Playing with language: Antonin Artaud's Paidia and Robert Wilson's Ludus -- Mimicry and post-surrealist Ludics in Megan Terry's "Theatre of transformations".


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781472412263 (electronic bk.)




Breton, Andre, 1896-1966 --Influence.


Theater--History--20th century.
Experimental theater.
Surrealism (Literature)


Electronic books.

PN2189 / .R37 2013

809.2/91163