the secret art off Antonin Artaudthe secret art of Antonin Artaud Jacques Derrida & Paule Thévenin translation and preface by Mary Ann Caws The MIT Press - Cambridge, Massachusetts - London, EnglandOriginally published by Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, Munich, 1986 © Schirmer) Mosel, Minchen and Jacques Derrida Preface © 1998 Mary Ann Caws “This translation © 1998 Massachusetts Insutute of Technology ‘The photographs of Antonin Artaud in this book were taken by Georges Pastierin 1947, All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or infor- mation storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. This book was set in Stuyvesant and Giovanni by Graphic Composition, Inc. Printed and bound in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ‘Thévenin, Paule. [Antonin Artaud. English} ‘The secretart of Antonin Artaud / Jacques Derrida and Paule Thévenin translated by Mary Ann Caws pam Abridged translation of Antonin Artaud. 1986, With new illustrations by Georges Pastier ‘Thévenin’s name appears first on the original edition. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-262-04165-0 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1. Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948— Criticism and interpretation 2.Portrait drawing, French. 3. Portrait drawing— 20th century—France, 4, Drawing, French. 5, Drawing—20th century—France. |. Derrida, Jacques. I. Title NC248.47214713 1998 741'.092—de21 97-4637 ar