Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Editors' Note xi
4. En Garde! The Theatrical Avant-Garde in Historical, Intellectual, and Cultural Context 1
5. I . Franco-Russian Symbolism 41
6. 2. Pataphysical Theater 77
7. 3. Intimate Theater/Chamber Drama 127
8. 4. Correspondences 169
9. 5. Italian Futurism 187
10. 6. German Expressionism 207
11. 7. Dada 265
12. 8. The Theater of Pure Form 291
13. 9. French Surrealism 327
14. 10. The Theater of Cruelty 373
15. 11. Russian Oberiu 389
16. 12. American Dada and Surrealism 421
17. 13. The Theater of the Absurd 467
18. General Bibliography 503
19. Index 515