L’alphabet de la fronde : la manumission par la Cruauté dans „Les Cenci” d’Antonin Artaud
The Alphabet of Revolt: Manumission Through Cruelty in Antonin Artaud ’ s „The Cenci”

Summary/Abstract: This article examines freedom through the act of writing in Antonin Artaud ’ s work. Specifically, it seeks to demonstrate how his play, The Cenci, embodies his theory of cruelty. To this end, it analyses the ethopoeia (character portrayal) of the two main antagonists: Count Cenci and his daughter Beatrice, with particular emphasis on the sensitive theme of incest. Finally, the article shows how Artaudian writing functions as a form of symbolic liberation, exploring various writing processes and the aesthetic quest within the didascalia.

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