theatre of the absurd

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Definition of theatre of the absurd in English English dictionary: Body of dramatic works of the 1950s and '60s that expressed the existentialist philosophy of meaninglessness and the absurdity of life. Playwrights such as Arthur Adamov, Edward Albee, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Eugène Ionesco, and Harold Pinter created Absurdist plays without traditional plots and with characters who engaged in circular, purposeless conversations. Beckett's Waiting for Godot (1953), in which two tramps wait for a mysterious man who never arrives, is a classic of the genre
theater of the absurd: A form of drama that emphasizes the absurdity of human existence by employing disjointed, repetitious, and meaningless dialogue, purposeless and confusing situations, and plots that lack realistic or logical development
theater of the absurd: plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless; "Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd
theater of the absurd: style of drama focusing on absurd situations

theatre of the absurd

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the·a·tre of the ab·surd

thiıtır ıv dhi ıbsırd

/ˈᴛʜēətər əv ᴛʜē əbˈsərd/ /ˈθiːətɜr əv ðiː əbˈsɜrd/

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