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MACMILLAN Reassessing Theatre of the Absurd: Camus, Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Pinter

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Fifty years after Martin Esslin's seminal The Theatre of the Absurd, this Macmillan study provides a comprehensive reassessment of the 20th century's most influential theatre movement. Through the works of five major playwrights from the 1950s - Camus, Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, and Pinter - the book explores how absurdist drama challenged conventional notions of meaning and narrative. Moving beyond Esslin's original thesis that absurd plays merely portrayed life's meaninglessness, this reassessment examines the deeper philosophical and dramatic significance of these landmark works. Essential reading for theatre students, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding how absurdism revolutionised modern drama and continues to influence contemporary performance.

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Focuses on five major playwrights of the 1950s including Camus, Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, and Pinter to explore absurdist drama.

Provides a timely reassessment of Theatre of the Absurd more than fifty years after Esslin's original groundbreaking publication.

Examines the philosophical foundations and theatrical impact of one of the 20th century's most important dramatic movements.

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, a respected academic publisher specialising in theatre and performance studies.

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31 March 2011
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11 October 2010

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