Antonin Artaud: Four Texts
Artaud, Antonin and Clayton Eshleman (Trans.) and Norman Glass (Trans.). Panjandrum Books, 1982. Softbound. A gathering of four later pieces by Artaud, showcasing, according to Ehleman, his 'courageous desire to get at the heart of his own derangement (rather than to use his poetry to sweeten it) and recontact death as a depth and vitality in life.' Illustrated with Nancy Spero's Artaud-inspired images taken from painted and collaged scrolls first exhibited at A.I.R. Gallery in the early 1970s. 'I could . . . relate to his mental and physical pain partly because I was suffering a great deal from my early development of what turned into a severe arthritis,' Spero observed.
Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Price to back cover has been rubbed out. Light to moderate edge-wear and one- to two-inch creases to both front and back covers at the fore-edge feet. 99 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
