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Alfred Jarry's Supermale and Messalina: Pataphysical Excess, Human Limits, and Layers of Metatextual Intrigue
In-depth review blending analysis of Alfred Jarry's The Supermale and Messalina, highlighting pataphysical themes, sexual excess, human limits, and expanded metatextual examples like ironic asides, fragmented Latin, and narrative parodies. References to Nietzsche, Freud, Cervantes, Brecht, Derrida, Joyce, and Bataille add intellectual layers.

David Lapadat | Music PhD
Nov 22, 20254 min read


Albert Camus on the Guillotine: Arguments Against the Death Penalty
Explore Camus' timeless arguments against the death penalty in "Reflections on the Guillotine."

David Lapadat | Music PhD
Sep 7, 20256 min read


The Plague and the Stage: Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty as Spiritual Alchemy
Explore Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty and its plague-like power to transform through art. Discover the spiritual roots of his vision.

David Lapadat | Music PhD
May 22, 20253 min read
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