The absurd in literature
The Absurd in Literature by Neil Cornwell, published by Manchester University Press on August 30, 2006, is a comprehensive study that explores the historical context of absurdist literature. This edition spans 368 pages and is presented in English. Cornwell examines significant historical moments, artistic movements, and literary figures, focusing on key writers such as Daniil Kharms, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett, and Flann O’Brien, while not claiming to provide an exhaustive history of absurdism.
Readers will find a thoughtful analysis that engages with the intersections of philosophy and literature, particularly within the realms of comparative and European literature, as well as theatre studies and the avant-garde. The book offers insights into the evolution of absurdist themes and their relevance, making it suitable for students and general readers alike who are interested in the history of ideas and humor theory.
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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.
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