A historical, theoretical, and comparative study of the emergence of the director-as-author phenomenon, posing questions of authorship and redefining the relationship between 'playwright' and the director-playwright.

Autorentext
Avra Sidiropoulou is Lecturer at the graduate Theatre Studies program of the Open University of Cyprus.

Inhalt
Introduction: Auteurism: A New Theatre for a Changed Perception of the World The Rise of the Modern Auteur Artaud and his Legacy Beckett's Later Drama Auteur Practice Languages of the Stage: The Means to an End Authorship and Authority: The Conquest of the Text