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The Absurd in Literature

By Neil Cornwell

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The Absurd in Literature

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Neil Cornwell's study, while endeavouring to present an historical survey of absurdist literature and its forbears, does not aspire to being an exhaustive history of absurdism. Rather, it pauses on certain historical moments, artistic movements, literary figures and selected works, before moving on to discuss four key writers: Daniil Kharms, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien.
The absurd in literature will be of compelling interest to a considerable range of students of comparative, European (including Russian and Central European) and English literatures (British Isles and American) - as well as those more concerned with theatre studies, the avant-garde and the history of ideas (including humour theory). It should also have a wide appeal to the enthusiastic general reader.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2006-10-31
Publication Date:
2006-08-30
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
071907410X
ISBN13:
9780719074103
Weight:
567 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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