Artaud's Ivry Notebooks Published in Definitive Edition
Gallimard has released a two-volume boxed set of Antonin Artaud's Cahiers d'Ivry, covering February 1947 to March 1948, completing his collected works. The editorial project, initiated by Paule Thévenin in 1956, faced challenges including disputes with Artaud's heir Serge Malausséna. This edition, edited by Artaud specialist Evelyne Grossman, departs from previous chronological approaches by transcribing the notebooks in their original order, preserving the spatial arrangement over temporal sequence. It includes facsimiles of manuscripts and drawings. The texts reveal Artaud's obsessions with sorcery, the body, sexuality, genealogy, matter, fecal matter, and the fetal. The publication presents a scriptural theater, showcasing Artaud's thought as dazzling, coherent, and contradictory.
Key facts
- Gallimard published Cahiers d'Ivry (février 1947-mars 1948) in a two-volume boxed set.
- The edition completes Antonin Artaud's collected works.
- Paule Thévenin began the editorial project in 1956.
- Serge Malausséna, Artaud's heir, contested Thévenin's work.
- Evelyne Grossman edited the new edition.
- Grossman transcribed the notebooks in their original order, not chronologically.
- The edition includes facsimiles of manuscripts and drawings.
- Artaud's themes include sorcery, body, sexuality, genealogy, matter, fecal matter, and the fetal.
Entities
Artists
- Antonin Artaud
Institutions
- Gallimard
Locations
- Ivry
- Rodez
Sources
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