Ludics in Surrealist Theatre and Beyond
| By: | Rapti, Vassiliki |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781409429067 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781472412270 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Taking as its point of departure the complex question about whether Surrealist theatre exists, this book re-examines the much misunderstood artistic medium of theatre within Surrealism, especially when compared to poetry and painting. This study reconsiders Surrealist theatre specifically from the perspective of ludics-a poetics of play and games-an ideal approach to the Surrealists, whose games blur the boundaries between the 'playful' and the 'serious.'
Vassiliki Rapti's aims are threefold: first, to demystify Andr