Reassessing the Theatre of the Absurd

By Michael Y. Bennett

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Fifty years after the publication of Martin Esslin's The Theatre of the Absurd, which suggests that 'absurd' plays purport the meaninglessness of life, this book uses the works of five major playwrights of the 1950s to provide a timely reassessment of one of the most important theatre 'movements' of the 20th century.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:113737876X

ISBN13:9781137378767

Release Date:December 2013

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:179 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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