The Theatre of the Absurd (Bloomsbury Revelations)

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The Theatre of the Absurd (Bloomsbury Revelations) Martin Esslin Summary Hamm: We're not beginning ... Hamm: We're not beginning ... to ... to ... mean something? Clov: Mean someth ing? You and I mean something? (from 'Endgame' by Samuel Beckett) Martin Esslin coined the phrase 'Theatre of the Absurd' in this ground-breaking book, and the term has become part of the language just as this book has become an indispensable part of any literature and drama library: the definitive study of the playwrights who have dramatised the fundamental absurdity of the human condition. In this readable and illuminating work - still a classic of theatre studies - Esslin shows how Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Pinter and others have confronted a world in which there is no communication and where man flounders in a void, cut off from his roots and shorn of all certainties."A seminal work" (Independent) "An exciting and stimulating book, a very useful reference work and a standard textbook" (Literary Review) Perfect for fans of History, Absurd (Philosophy) in literature, Performing Arts, Drama, General. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 432 pages · Paperback By Martin Esslin Details ISBN: 9781472577023 Author: Martin Esslin Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Language: English Publication date: 23 October 2014 Condition: New Rating: 0.00 About the author Martin Esslin · Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing More about this book Reviews Average rating: 0.00/5 · 0 reviews Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series with a new preface by Marvin Carlson, The Theatre of the Absurd remains to this day a clear-eyed work of criticism on a compelling period of European writing. Show more