The Cambridge introduction to theatre and literature of the absurd / Michael Y. Bennett

English

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015

X, 163 Seiten

Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 150-159

978-1-107-63551-7 pbk.

978-1-107-05392-2 hbk.

Introduction: overview of the absurdMartin Esslin's the theatre of the absurd -- Setting the stage -- The emergence of a "Movement": the istorical and intellectual contexts -- Samuel Beckett -- Beckett's notable contemporaries -- The European and American wave of absurdism -- Post-absurdism? -- Absurd criticism.

9781107635517

*Absurde Literatur / Absurdes Drama

*Epik / Drama / Absurde Literatur

*Drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism ; Theatre of the absurd ; Absurd (Philosophy) in literature

Library of Congress Classification: PN1861

Dewey Decimal Classification: 809.2/04 ; 810/820 ; 810820

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: EC 7805

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: HN 1220

Michael Y. Bennett's accessible Introduction explains the complex, multidimensional nature of the works and writers associated with the absurd - a label placed upon a number of writers who revolted against traditional theatre and literature in both similar and widely different ways. Setting the movement in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, Bennett provides an in-depth overview of absurdism and its key figures in theatre and literature, from Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to Tom Stoppard. Chapters reveal the movement's origins, development and present-day influence upon popular culture around the world, employing the latest research to this often challenging area of study in a balanced and authoritative approach. Essential reading for students of literature and theatre, this book provides the necessary tools to interpret and develop the study of a movement associated with some of the twentieth century's greatest and most influential cultural figures

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