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The Cambridge introduction to theatre and literature of the absurd
- Title
- The Cambridge introduction to theatre and literature of the absurd / Michael Y. Bennett.
- Author
- Bennett, Michael Y., 1980-
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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- Description
- x, 163 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge Introductions to Literature
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge introductions to literature.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: overview of the absurd -- Martin 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.
- Call Number
- MWET 16-100
- ISBN
- 9781107053922
- 1107053927
- 9781107635517
- 1107635519
- LCCN
- 2015021710
- OCLC
- 908334365
- Author
- Bennett, Michael Y., 1980- author.
- Title
- The Cambridge introduction to theatre and literature of the absurd / Michael Y. Bennett.
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge Introductions to LiteratureCambridge introductions to literature.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- MWET 16-100