Daily Archives: April 28, 2021

“The Death of the Author” – Roland Barthes (1967)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ecclesiastes famously warns us that ‘Of making many books there is no end’ – the same, of course, applies to book commentaries. George Steiner has long denounced the ‘mandarin madness of secondary discourse’ which increasingly interposes itself between readers and … Continue reading →

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Towards a Poor Theatre – Jerzy Grotowski (1968)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“As theatre directors go, Jerzy Grotowski is up there alongside such greats as Stanislavski, Artaud and Appia. A key figure in avant-garde theatre, during the 1960s and 70s he became known for his intense investigations into the nature of the … Continue reading →

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