{"product_id":"witkiewicz-seven-plays-9780966615265","title":"Witkiewicz: Seven Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Poland's most important artists and writers of the 20th Century, this collection includes: \u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTumor Brainiowicz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGyubal Wahazar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Anonymous Work\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cuttlefish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDainty Shapes and Hairy Apes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Beelzebub Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e. Also included is \"A Few Words about the Role of the Actor in the Theatre of Pure Form,\" a key section of his major theoretical treatise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverflowing with hyper-vivid characters and precipitous actions, these dramas constitute Witkiewicz's \"portrait of the artist,\" offering a panorama of a demented era headed for disaster as well as a cracked mirror reflecting the author's own protean faces. Lucille Lortel Distinguished Professor of Theatre and Comparative Literature at the Graduate Center, City University of New York; Executive Director, Martin E. Segal Theatre Center; editor, Slavic and East European Performance; editor, Routledge Harwood Polish and East European Theatre Archive; author of Witkacy, Guillotine: Its Legend and Lore, Theatre\/Theory\/Theatre, and translations of Polish and Russian drama.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publ.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330543358226,"sku":"9780966615265","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50b8649d-a13c-4f24-b90e-de90b632d5c5.jpg?v=1727803746","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/witkiewicz-seven-plays-9780966615265","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}