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1.

The Dynamics of the Absurd in the Existentialist Novel » Read Now
by Richard E. Baker. 141 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library
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Absurd Again, in American Theatre » Read Now
by Steven Drukman. 3 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
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Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs ("Theatrical Absurdity" begins on p. 1267) » Read Now
by Jean-Charles Seigneuret. 820 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

"This index is a veritable who's who of the greats of Western literature. . . . The Board recommends it for every collection whose users conduct analytical studies of literature." Reference Books Bulletin
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Society and Literature, 1945-1970 (Chap. 6 "The Theatre and Its Audiences") » Read Now
by Alan Sinfield. 248 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library
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American Theater of the 1960s (Chap. 2 "Varieties of the Albee Generation") » Read Now
by Zoltan Szilassy. 116 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library
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A Stage in Search of a Tradition: The Dynamics of Form and Content in Post-Maoist Theatre, in Asian Theatre Journal » Read Now
by Xiaomei Chen. 23 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library
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Staging the Impossible: The Fantastic Mode in Modern Drama » Read Now
by Patrick D. Murphy. 248 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...This book explores the most recent critical thinking on the relationship between the literary mode of the fantastic and the literary genre of drama with respect to modern...
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A Search for a Postmodern Theater: Interviews with Contemporary Playwrights » Read Now
by John L. DiGaetani . 313 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Thirty-three leading American and British playwrights, from Robert Anderson to Paul Zindel, discuss their own work and contemporary drama and offer projections about theater for the 21st century. Proceeding from the premise that recent drama in various ways represents a reaction to the Theater of...
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Thirty-three leading American and British playwrights, from Robert Anderson to Paul Zindel, discuss their own work and contemporary drama and offer projections about theater for the 21st century. Proceeding from the premise that recent drama in various ways represents a reaction to the Theater of the Absurd, interviewer DiGaetani terms the diverse responses "postmodernism," or a movement away from "old-fashioned modernism." This concept, while not universally accepted by the playwrights, becomes a point of departure for lively dialogue, providing insights into the dynamics of contemporary theater.
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American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000 » Read Now
by Thomas S. Hischak. 501 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

Volume Four of the distinguished American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama series offers a thorough, candid, and fascinating look at the theater in New York during the last decades of the twentieth century.