THEA 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Potion, Eternal Return, Martin Esslin
21 Dec 2016
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Keywords: ex-pat (ex-patriot, martin esslin, absurdism ( theatre of the absurd , samuel beckett, metatheatricality. Jfk death in same year: theatre of the absurd (absurdism) Writing poetry after auschwitz is barbaric theodor adorno. Questioned the existence of god, and our role inhumanity. Art and what role it has in society. Same people who supported art supported the nazi party. 1961- martin esslin writes the theatre of the absurd. Group : arthur adamov, eugene ionesco, and samuel beckett. Not in home countries not writing in their native tongue (writing in french) Language is absurd (thinking in more than one language) Radicaal devaluation of language: esslin"s definition. Esslin is a critic gave the name and quest to them. Absurd = out of harmony with treason or propriety; incongruous, unreasonable, illogical. Emphasis on humans are alone - strange in the world. Influenced by philtres albert camus the myth of sisyphus 1942. S was king who defied the gods and contained death. conquered death.
