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Abdalla, Shabaz, Rebwar Zainalddin Mohammed, and Hedayat Muhamad Ahmad. "The Absurdity of Existence: Analyzing Human Relationships in Sartre's No Exit." SUAR BETANG 19, no. 2 (2024): 141–54. https://doi.org/10.26499/surbet.v19i2.19379.

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This article explores the philosophical concepts of existentialism and absurdism, focusing on the works of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. It begins by examining Sartre's notion of "for-itself" and "in-itself," highlighting the inherent discomfort and isolation of human existence, which resonates with Martin Heidegger's idea of "Dasein." The study delves into the fundamental aims of absurdism, which seeks to reconcile the contradictions between human will and a hostile environment. By analyzing Sartre's play No Exit, the article illustrates how absurdist theatre employs non-linear narrative

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Pour, Fatemeh Karim, and Modgan Abshavi. "Investigating the Concept of Absurdity in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen: A Critical Study." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 4, no. 10 (2021): 46–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.10.7.

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This study aimed at investigating the concept of absurdity in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House is the primary source in the present study. The data that is applied in this paper belongs to library studies and research since the focus is on or literary works and materials. The results showed that miscommunication is one of the themes of absurdity, which was identified in the present play. There is a master-slave relationship, one of the themes of absurdism, between Nora and Helmer, which can be traced in the play. Materialism is also portrayed in the play as on

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Kacha, Sabrina. "Escaping Absurdity: The Incarnation of Magical Realism in Rawi Hage’s Carnival (2012)." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 13, no. 6 (2023): 1548–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1306.24.

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This paper examines the various representations of magical realism in Rawi Hage’s Carnival (2012). It investigates the portrayal of the fictionalized imaginative situations in the novel. Further, it discusses Fly as an exilic individual who attempts to escape his chaotic and disordered society. Through his flying carpet, Fly overcomes his hardship and produces a new space for his own in order to realize what he desires. Besides, among the serious problems that face the exilic individual is the absurdist existential life in exile. Thereby, this research article explores how Fly uses a magical r

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Rasheed, Nausheen, Mamona Yasmin Khan, and Shaheen Rasheed. "Philosophical Exploration of Absurdism and Existentialism: A Comparative Study of Kafka's Work The Metamorphosis and The Trial." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 94–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(vi-ii).10.

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The philosophical stance about the existence of being and the meaning of life has been a widely discussed subject among philosophers and critics. Existentialism says that a man can construct his own meaning of life by making judicious use of his awareness, free wills and personal responsibilities, but absurdism believes that there is no meaning of life out there. The focus of this study is to explore the absurdist and existential aspects in Kafka's fiction The Metamorphosis (1915) and The Trial (1925). This is qualitative comparative research, and the data which have been collected for this pu

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Nawaz, Arshad, Muhammad Ijaz, and Khalid Mehmood Anjum. "Postmodern Absurdist Critique of Julian Barnes’s The Only Story." Global Language Review VI, no. II (2021): 94–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(vi-ii).11.

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This research paper endeavors to examine the postmodern absurdism as a literary sub genre in postmodern fiction. It delves deep into the concept of absurdism by concentrating upon the characteristics that distinguish it as a postmodern sub genre. Through the analysis of the postmodern novel, The Only Story (2018), this research paper illustrates how the characteristics of absurdism haven impact upon a postmodern society characterized by boredom, meaninglessness, futility, and confusion. It also highlights how different characters, events, and places have been portrayed in the novel to depict t

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Rahim, Sifatur. "Absurd (anti)Heroes’ Journey toward Happiness: A Psychoanalytic Comparison between Arthur Fleck and Meursault." Spectrum 17 (November 30, 2023): 101–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/spectrum.v17i1.69005.

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In his philosophical writing, The Myth of Sisyphus (1979), Albert Camus ponders the futility of the search for unity and absolute in this seemingly indifferent universe, and surmises that true happiness comes from accepting the meaninglessness of human existence. This particular school of thought is known as absurdism, and the narratives that fall under this discipline are referred to as absurdist texts. Camus not only expounds on the scopes of absurdism but also puts them into practice through his fiction. One such seminal absurdist novel by Camus is The Outsider (1987). In the novel, the wri

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Gunjan, Kumari. "Absurdism Unveiled: The Intersection of the Absurd and Modern Realities." International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences 9, no. 2 (2024): 180–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijels.92.26.

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This study delves into the intersection of Theatre of Absurd and modern realities, aiming to uncover the enduring relevance and applicability of absurdist concepts in understanding contemporary socio-cultural landscapes. Drawing from a qualitative framework, the research examines the philosophical underpinnings of Absurdism and its manifestations in major key playwrights’ works. Primary data comprises selected Absurdist plays, analyzed through thematic lenses, while secondary sources enrich contextual understanding. The study navigates the complexities of modern existence, characterized by rap

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Karim, Nuraisyah Puji Ingkan, and Sumayah Sumayah. "THE ABSURD LIFE OF ELLIE CHU IN THE HALF OF IT MOVIE: ALBERT CAMUS'S PERSPECTIVE." Lire Journal (Journal of Linguistics and Literature) 9, no. 2 (2025): 245–63. https://doi.org/10.33019/lire.v9i2.401.

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This study examines the reflection of Albert Camus' concept of absurdity in The Half of It, a movie directed by Alice Wu. Through qualitative and descriptive analysis, the research explores the intersection of existential philosophy with contemporary narratives, focusing on the protagonist, Ellie Chu. This study employs thematic and narrative analysis to identify and interpret elements in the movie that reflect absurdism, providing a fresh perspective on the application of Camus' ideas to modern storytelling. Camus’ theory of absurdity, characterized by alienation, the tension between the sear

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Vogel, Shane. "Waiting for Godot and the Racial Theater of the Absurd." PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 137, no. 1 (2022): 19–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812921000766.

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AbstractThis essay argues that the 1957 Black-cast revival of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot stages an Africana absurd sensibility that precedes and supersedes European philosophies of absurdism. While the Continental absurd developed as a repudiation of Western reason and aspired to a universalizing assessment of the human condition, the Africana absurd is situated in the historical formation of racial slavery and colonialism. More specifically, the Africana absurd is a response to the formal meaninglessness and incoherencies of Western racial logic. Locating it within the existential and

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Djohar, Hasnul Insani. "Absurdism and Superstitions." NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching 14, no. 1 (2023): 84–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.15642/nobel.2023.14.1.84-101.

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Many scholars discussing the pandemic issues tend to use Western perspectives. To question this hegemony, this paper investigates Albert Camus’s The Plague (1947) by using Islamic perspectives to challenge the dominant views in evaluating literary canon and pandemic studies. By engaging with postcolonialism and pandemic studies with the frameworks of Islamic studies, this research investigates what differences in pandemic issues are explored in Camus’s novel and how Islam advocates for Muslims to deal with the pandemic problems. The focus of this novel is mainly on European culture and perspec

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Nandy, Srija. "Existence in Limbo and the Post-War Psyche: Absurdism and Alienation across Cultures." International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture 5, no. 2 (2025): 43–50. https://doi.org/10.22161/ijllc.5.2.6.

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This paper explores the role of absurdism in post-war theatre through a comparative study of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, and Badal Sircar’s Evam Indrajit. Written in the aftermath of the Second World War, these plays reflect themes of confusion, alienation, and the search for meaning in a world that often appears purposeless. They move away from traditional storytelling and use fragmented plots, cryptic dialogue, and surreal settings to express the emotional emptiness of modern life. Despite their different cultural and geographical contexts, the pla

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Andreeva, E. Yu. "The New Theatre of the New Artists Group and the Russian Avant-Garde." Art & Culture Studies, no. 3 (August 2022): 86–139. http://dx.doi.org/10.51678/2226-0072-2022-3-86-139.

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The multimedia practice of the Russian Avant-Garde, in which theatrical art is inseparable from literary, visual and musical art, found its continuation half a century later in the work of the New Artists group, founded by Timur Novikov in 1982 in Leningrad. This article is the first study of the so-called New Theatre of the New Artists, which is associated with the following happenings or performances: The Ballet of the Three Inseparables, Anna Karenina, The Idiot, and their predecessor, the literary-noise action The Medical Concert. The article discusses three elements of the avant-garde the

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Tayyab Aziz. "Effects Of Absurdism On Modern Urdu Short Stories." Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq 3, no. 4 (2023): 62–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.58760/dareechaetahqeeq.v3i4.85.

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The topic of this research is "Effects of Absurdism on Modern Urdu Short Stories". The research method for this is descriptive. In this research, the theory of the philosophy of absurdism has been described and along with, its effects in modern Urdu Short Stories have been studied. In this regard, the themes, techniques and styles of modern Urdu Stories have been researched in the context of philosophy and absurdism. The approach of the critics towards modern Urdu Story and especially towards the philosophy of absurdism is described. This research provides awareness about the modern Urdu story

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Handayani, Lusi, Sahrul N, and Roza Muliati. "ABSURDISME PELUKIS DAN WANITA KARYA ADHYRA IRIANTO." Grenek Music Journal 9, no. 2 (2020): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.24114/grenek.v9i2.19585.

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This study aims to reveal the absurdism value contained in the show Pelukis dan Wanita by Adhyra Irianto. This study uses a descriptive analysis approach with qualitative research methods. The theoretical framework chosen to answer the research questions is the concept of dramatic structure and the concept of absurdism. Several conclusions resulted from this research, namely, Pelukis dan Wanita by Adhyra Irianto has an indication of absurdism from play texts to performance texts. Painters and Women have plots that are not circular or circular, conflicts without certainty, unbalanced characters

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Read, Simon. "Brautigan's Sombrero Fallout: A Cathartic Case for Absurdism in Pedagogical Learning." Writing in Practice 08 (January 29, 2022): 140–47. https://doi.org/10.62959/wip-08-2022-13.

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This essay examines the use of absurdist techniques as cathartic process in pedagogical environments, primarily contextualized by Richard Brautigan’s novel, Sombrero Fallout (1976). The essay will analyse Brautigan’s writing style with focus on juxtaposition, Dadaist concerns, and stream of consciousness effects on literary freedom. Dadaism, as a sub-category of absurdism, employs various literary techniques, such as the cut-up method, stream of consciousness, and syllabic malleability and I present these techniques as viable for modern-day pedagogic use. It will analyse how utilization of the

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Ponomareva, Anastasiia. "Absurdism and its relation to faith in Beckett's play "Waiting for Godot"." Культура и искусство, no. 3 (March 2024): 17–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.7256/2454-0625.2024.3.39307.

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The aim of the work is to pose the problem of the relation of absurdism to faith, considered by the example of the text of S. Beckett's literary work "Waiting for Godot". Research objectives: to give a philosophical analysis of artistic images, to reveal the specifics of the attitude to God among existentialist authors. The object of the study is the text of the play "Waiting for Godot", the subject is the connection of absurdism with the theological and providentialist attitude. The philosophy of the absurd is considered as bringing existentialist thinking to its ultimate foundations. The abs

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Suwandana, Engkin. "EKSISTENSIALISME DAN ABSURDISME DALAM DRAMA KARYA PUTU WIJAYA." Jurnal Pena Indonesia 2, no. 1 (2017): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.26740/jpi.v2n1.p10-21.

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This study aims to (1) describe the existential drama Oh, Edan, and Dag Dig Dug works of Putu Wijaya which include: (a) freedom, (b) anxiety, (c) the failure, (d) the futility, (e) death, (2) describe absurdism in drama Ah, Edan, and Dag Dig Dug by Putu Wijaya which includes: (a) suicide philosophical, (b) the nature of the symbolic, and (c) of tragedy and comedy. This study focuses on (1) existentialism in the drama Oh, Edan, and Dag Dig Dug by Putu Wijaya which include: (a) freedom, (b) anxiety, (c) the failure, (d) the futility, (e) death and (2) absurdism in drama Ah, Edan, and Dag Dig Dug

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Ponomareva, Anastasiia. "Absurdity as an inconsistently conducted reduction." Философия и культура, no. 8 (August 2023): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.7256/2454-0757.2023.8.43769.

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The subject of the study is the connection between the absurd and phenomenology.The texts of representatives of the absurdist trend in literature and philosophy (Camus, Kafka, Musil), as well as the works of academic philosophers of the phenomenological direction (Husserl, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Fink) are considered. The commonality of phenomenological interpretations of reality for some texts of the absurdist genre is proved. As a hypothesis, the existence of an epistemological dimension of meaning in the works of the absurd is put forward, interpreted by the author as a reception of the view

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Hannah, Neng, and Yudistira Ananda Setiadi. "KONSEP JIHAD ABU BAKAR BAASYIR DALAM PERSFEKTF FILSAFAT ABSURDISME ALBERT CAMUS." JURNAL AL-AQIDAH 14, no. 1 (2022): 25–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15548/ja.v14i1.4018.

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Islam is a religion salvation. But now there are some assumption that Islam is a religion that teaches violence. The purpose of this study is to dissect one of the concepts of jihad that was coined by Abu Bakar Baasyir throught the philosophical approach of absurdism. This research was conducted using qualitative methods through literature study. The result of this study indicate that the concept of jihad Abu Bakar Baasyir is a formof absurdity and the call for jihad and jihad itself is another form of absurdity. This study recommends that the concept of jihad Abu Bakar Baasyir is also studied

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Mlungwana, Yoliswa. "An African response to absurdism." South African Journal of Philosophy 39, no. 2 (2020): 140–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2020.1771823.

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Sharma, Madhavi Arvind, and G. N. Sharma. "The Purpose of Philosophical Absurdism." Galore International Journal of Applied Sciences and Humanities 7, no. 3 (2023): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20230301.

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ABSURDISM is a literary school or we may refer to it as a significant movement which caught attention of the majority and seemed to be effortfully exerting to discover a genuine meaning of human existence. In the past as well as present, there is a visible control of the unrevised religious scriptures on the societal norms. This is chiefly because they have been almost unanimously and sentimentally sanctioned eternity. This does apply to all religions without exception. The human tragedy witnessed by all owing to Nature-calamities and personal shortcomings are never given any importance, to ch

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Khotsyanovska, Liudmyla, and Veronika Maidukova. "Ballet Absurd: Origins and Features of the Genre." Dance Studies 5, no. 2 (2022): 129–36. https://doi.org/10.31866/2616-7646.5.2.2022.269339.

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The purpose of the article is to reveal the historical origins and artistic features of ballet-absurd as an independent choreographic genre. Research methodology. The application of methods of analysis and synthesis, the chronological principle of consideration of events made it possible to conduct a scientifically objective study. Scientific novelty. An attempt was made to define the concept of the ballet-absurd genre and identify its specific features; the sources and reasons for the popularization of this choreographic genre in different historical periods are revea

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Jahan, Rownak, and Nihal Farhan Kabir. "Use of Leitmotifs in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 5, no. 4 (2022): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2022.5.4.4.

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Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot features leitmotifs as devices to induce the repetitiveness that is usually inherent in absurdist plays. Previous research, which included analysis of leitmotifs in a literary text, viewed leitmotifs as formalistic elements and such research seldom delved into their conceptual implications in regard to the text. This paper aims to provide insight into this opening by analyzing the leitmotifs used in Waiting for Godot. The purpose is to find out how these leitmotifs are used to convey and underscore some of the key concepts or ideas of the play. The theoretica

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Turahmat, Turahmat, and Jupriyanto Jupriyanto. "ABSURDISME INDONESIA DALAM �SUMUR TANPA DASAR� KARYA ARIFIN C. NOER." Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia 5, no. 1 (2017): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/j.5.1.83-98.

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The issue that arises from the limitations of absurdism on the drama's text is: is it possible that the drama STD (The Well Without Basic) by Arifin C.Noer does not in any way recognize the existence of God in his narrative? Another issue is how the form of absurdism in this drama text ?. This research utilizes a hermeneutic approach. Data were collected using reading technique and record technique. There are two sources of data in this study, namely primary data sources and secondary data sources. The primary data source in this research is the drama of No Drawing Well by Arifin C.Noer. The d

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ZOLOTKOV, GRIGORY A. "S. CAVELL ON PHILOSOPHICAL SENSE OF S. BECKETT’S «ENDGAME»." Bulletin of Chelyabinsk State University 495, no. 1 (2025): 127–32. https://doi.org/10.47475/1994-2796-2025-495-1-127-132.

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The article addresses the philosophical content of S. Beckett’s play «Endgame». The distinct artistic technique of the play is absurdity, which presupposes the possibility of preserving not only philosophical meanings but also any meanings in general. According to the most common interpretation, Beckett use absurdity to reveal the vices of modernity. Thus, the convincingness of the «Endgame’s» dialogues does not provide by their content, but by the absence of it. The existential emptiness of the characters create compassion in audience. The American philosopher S. Cavell, however, criticize th

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Klein, Emily B. "A New Feminist Absurd?: Women’s Protest, Fury, and Futility in Contemporary American Theatre." Modern Drama 65, no. 1 (2022): 24–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/md-65-1-1187.

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Absurdism has long been associated with existentialist white male writers like the ones Martin Esslin analysed in The Theatre of the Absurd (1961), which coined the term that came to define a lasting dramatic genre. More recently, however, several female playwrights have begun to reinvent this movement with an uncanny brand of feminist absurdism in their intimate domestic tragicomedies. In this essay, a close reading of Sheila Callaghan’s Women Laughing Alone with Salad (2015) serves as a touchstone for analysing performances of ludic feminist futility in plays by diverse writers including Rub

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Adroit, Ngulube Musonda. "THE ELUCIDATION OF ALBERT CAMUS’ PHILOSOPHY OF ABSURDISM." International Journal of Applied Science and Research 07, no. 02 (2024): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.56293/ijasr.2024.5802.

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The philosophical concept of absurdism has been one of the difficult notions to understand in a realm of philosophy. It deals mainly with the inherent contradiction between the human longing for meaning in life and the belief that there is no inherent purpose to the universe. According to this philosophy, human life is absurd because people are constantly seeking meaning and purpose in a universe that is irrational. However, one must embrace and experience life despite its inherent absurdity, finding joy and satisfaction in action amidst the futility of existence. This belief system advocates

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Subedi, Tika Data. "Absurdism in Atirikta Yatra by K. S. Yatri and The American Dream by Edward Albee." JMC Research Journal 7, no. 1 (2018): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmcrj.v7i1.34357.

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The purpose of this work is to study Edward Albee and K. S. Yatri’s approach regarding the status of respective societies of America and Nepal with absurd drama following their agenda. K. S. Yatri and Edward Albee seemed to be influenced by the absurdist mode of drama which concerns much about the modern existence of social human beings. Albee follows absurdist traces in the dramatization of uncertainty, alienation and the question of freedom in The American Dream. His characters do not have fixed identities, and they suffer from their individual problems. The notion of the characters and thei

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Gurenkova, Julia V. "Perception of absurdistic texts of Achille Campanile in criticism." Philological Sciences. Scientific Essays of Higher Education, no. 5 (September 2022): 164–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.20339/phs.5-22.164.

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The article presents an overview of the critical reception of the work of the Italian writer of the twentieth century Achille Campanile. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that it analyzes the work of a little-known Italian writer-comedian in Russia, which has not been sufficiently studied in Russian literary criticism and in foreign science. Officially, the works of Campanile are not classified as absurdism as a direction, however, according to some critics, this author should be considered not just a predecessor, but the founder of the theater of the absurd. Accordingly, the study

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Mercier, Faye. "The Rubberbandits’ Guide to Satire: Absurdism and Social Commentary in a Cross-Media Environment." Estudios Irlandeses, no. 16 (March 17, 2021): 79–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.24162/ei2021-9984.

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This paper argues that through an engagement with cross-media hybridity, Irish comedy duo The Rubberbandits have established a dynamic cross-media forum that aims to restore the Irish public’s capacity for critical social and political engagement. Central to this process is The Rubberbandits’ ability to use their absurdist satire as a foundational tool that can serve as the basis of this cultural forum, while also facilitating the negotiation of social and political issues across a variety of media. Given that this cultural forum exists across different media, platforms, and formats, this pape

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Sadiq, Sarah Musa. "Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and the Absurd Theatre." European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 2, no. 5 (2024): 218–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.59324/ejtas.2024.2(5).22.

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The research consists of three sections and conclusion. Section one deals with the idea of absurdity in the modern world has attracted many writers to thereby portray the bitter reality of a society being dominated by the discourse of modernism Section two focuses on Samuel Beckett's life and his works. In addition, Beckett places his characters in a dreamlike setting in his two-act tragicomedy Waiting for Godot (1948). The play has been criticized by a number of people; in 1953, Jacques Audiberin called it "a perfect work which deserves a triumph". Studies in Section Three Anticipating Godot

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Bashir, Nazifa. "Absurdity and Death in The Stranger." Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature 6, no. 1 (2025): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14643233.

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Since the beginning of the 20th century, the world has encountered the horrors of death in the forms of two World Wars, civil wars, atomic explosions, famines, epidemics, and inhuman random killings, which are absurd, ultimately jeopardizing our existence in this universe. People became alienated from conventional society due to the catastrophe of human degradation. A few notable authors, including Albert Camus, attempted to focus on “Absurdity” and “Death” in terms of finding a purpose. On the basis of Camus’ philosophy, life is essentially absurd, having no inhe

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Nwachukwu, Chukwuka Ogbu, and Urama Evelyn Nwachukwu. "Gender, the Nigerian Civil War and Hard Choices: Nihilism or Absurdism (?) in Isidore Okpewho’s The Last Duty." CLEaR 4, no. 2 (2017): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/clear-2017-0007.

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Abstract This paper entitled “Gender, the Nigerian Civil War and Hard Choices: Nihilism or Absurdism(?) in Isidore Okpewho’s The Last Duty” evinces an evaluative excursion into the author’s delineation of gender in war and its concomitants regarding actions, inactions, and the mindset of the actors and the acted-upon (victims) of the fratricidal Nigerian conflict within a designated theatre. We demonstrated that the quantum impact of the war engages some near-totally nihilistic imperatives of the war. Nevertheless, we surmised, at the final count, that the war results in high-wire tension rath

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Stern, Barbara B. "“Crafty Advertisers”: Literary versus Literal Deceptiveness." Journal of Public Policy & Marketing 11, no. 1 (1992): 72–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/074391569201100108.

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The purpose of this paper is to use literary theory to extend prior categorizations of message claims that are likely to result in deception by implication from the level of the individual claim to that of the advertisement's overall meaning. The paper will first summarize three literary forms that advertising has adapted—metonymy, irony, and absurdity—and discuss each in terms of how form and content interact to yield the whole verbal meaning of a text. These forms can be used to structure an ad so that the totality misleads the consumer by perverting meaning in three different ways. Metonymy

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Duleba, Maxim. "Being “completely half afraid to think”: Confronting the Absurd in Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman." Ars Aeterna 11, no. 1 (2019): 39–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aa-2019-0004.

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Abstract In order to demonstrate an aspect in which the novel is relatable to the canon of absurdism and enrich the view of dimensions in which it functions, the purpose of the following article is a reading of Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman in relation to the Absurd as an ontological category of existentialism and absurdism. Firstly, some assumptions already made on account of the novel are introduced. Secondly, the relevant and chosen characteristics of the Absurd are summarized in relation to Kierkegaard’s and Camus’s conceptions of the Absurd. Then, the novel is interpreted in relatio

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Khatri, Tilak Bahadur. "Erroneous Portrayal of Black National Question in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man." Patan Pragya 12, no. 01 (2023): 136–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/pragya.v12i01.61644.

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This article examines the several contradictory aspects of American society that the unnamed black protagonist of Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man encounters and that cause him to descend into absurdity. The study has relevance to identify and deal with the different contradictory aspects of American society. The article addresses on the research problems concerning to the protagonist's sufferings and his inability to identify the causes of his sufferings. The study deals with the research problems by applying the research approach (methodology) of historical materialism. In a class-based s

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Sarah, Musa Sadiq. "Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and the Absurd Theatre." European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 2, no. 5 (2024): 218–24. https://doi.org/10.59324/ejtas.2024.2(5).22.

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The research consists of three sections and conclusion. Section one deals with the idea of absurdity in the modern world has attracted many writers to thereby portray the bitter reality of a society being dominated by the discourse of modernism Section two focuses on Samuel Beckett's life and his works. In addition, Beckett places his characters in a dreamlike setting in his two-act tragicomedy <em>Waiting for Godot </em>(1948). The play has been criticized by a number of people; in 1953, Jacques Audiberin called it "a perfect work which deserves a triumph". Studies in Section Three Antic

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Tamanna, Tamanna. "THE CHAOTIC KAFKA: Devouring the Absurdism in Gregor Samsa’s transformation." International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences 9, no. 6 (2024): 082–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijels.96.15.

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This paper delves into the existential and absurdist themes in Franz Kafka's ‘Metamorphosis’, unravelling the protagonist's transformation as a metaphor for alienation and societal rejection. Through a critical lens, it examines the existential plight and identity crisis that arise in a world devoid of meaning, challenging conventional perceptions of humanity, purpose, and self.

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Alzouabi, Lina. "Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot: The Dual Motif." European Journal of Language and Culture Studies 1, no. 6 (2022): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejlang.2022.1.6.44.

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Following two world wars, the human essence was affected by pessimism and a loss of faith. As a result, new existentialist literature was produced, resulting in a new wave of absurdist fiction plays. The theatre of the absurd was first termed by Martin Esslin, whereas the term ‘absurd’ was first used by Albert Camus in his classic essay ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’. Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” a tragic comedy, (1952) is among the most mysterious dramas of the twentieth century that represents the philosophy of absurdism. By adopting the philosophy of theatre of the absurd in analyzing “Wai

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TIAMIYU, Abiola Jamiu, and Hassan Taiye IBRAHIM. "Tewfik Al-Hakim's Fate of a Cockroach: A Psychoanalytical Diagnosis." Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities 9, no. 1 (2025): 37–49. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15383691.

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This paper x-rays Al-Hakim’s <u>Fate of a Cockroach</u> as a symbolic representation of the political and social climate of Egypt during the Gamal Nasser regime. As a social construct, <u>Fate of a Cockroach</u> satirizes the regime of President Gamal Nasser as well as the feminist uprising in Egypt during the period, which provides meaningful insights and underscores the psychological themes explored in the text. The paper employs a <strong>qualitative research design based on</strong> <strong>psychoanalytic literary criticism</strong> approach. <strong>Primary data</strong> is derived

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Скаковская, Людмила Николаевна. "SPECIFICS OF REALIZATION OF THE CATEGORY «THE ABSURD» IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN LITERATURE." Вестник Тверского государственного университета. Серия: Филология, no. 1(68) (April 9, 2021): 74–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.26456/vtfilol/2021.1.074.

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Целью обзорной статьи является анализ специфики экспликаций феномена абсурда в современной отечественной литературе. Научная новизна обусловлена экспериментальным характером абсурдистики и сквозным значением феномена абсурда для литературы и культуры в целом и состоит в исследовательском использовании потенциала разноплановой коммуникации внутри многообразия гуманитарных наук (философия, история, психология). Полученные результаты показали целесообразность понимания функционирования абсурда в русской литературе как транзитивного феномена, трактуемого как всякий выход за пределы логики и обратн

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Hoeper, Jeffrey D. "Theatre of Chaos: Beyond Absurdism, into Orderly Disorder (review)." Comparative Drama 34, no. 3 (2000): 359–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2000.0006.

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Nas, L. "De wondere wereld van Alex van Warmerdam: absurdisme in de eigentijdse Nederlandse film." Literator 20, no. 1 (1999): 31–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v20i1.445.

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The wondrous world of Alex van Warmerdam: Absurdism in contemporary Dutcti cinemaThe main focus of this article is an introduction to the oeuvre of Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam, by concentrating on his first two feature films: Abel (1986) and De noorderlingen (1992). These films, setting a new absurdist trend, signalled the coming-of-age of Dutch cinema. In an article that appeared in 1986 in the then trend-setting cultural magazine De Haagse Post, Van Warmerdam's first film was hailed as “grotesque fool's wisdom,” elevated “to the level of supreme law” whereby “pathetic jerkiness was st

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Licehamrová, Dana. "Suspension between Realism and Modernism (Emre Çağlayan, Poetics of Slow Cinema: Nostalgia, Absurdism, Boredom)." Iluminace 34, no. 3 (2022): 221–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.58193/ilu.1746.

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Dr., Vinodhini Chinnaswamy. "Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis –Veracity of Life Consciousness, and Existence." Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis –Veracity of Life Consciousness, and Existence 2, no. 3 (2024): 71–77. https://doi.org/10.53413/IJTELL.2021.2211.

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Franz Kafka in his novella ‘TheMetamorphosis’ uses literary techniqueslike expressionism and Absurdism toinvestigate the meaning of consciousnessand human existence between absurdethics of socio-economic settings. Theprotagonist of the story Gregor Samsa’stransfiguration into a huge Bug, unveilshis depressed mind, he struggles, accepts,and succumbs to the absurdtransformation. Gregor becomes a symbolin Kafka’s novella in which he shows theworld where he leads an insecure,ignored, isolated, and criticized life solelybearing his oppression.

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Merkushov, Stanislav Fedorovich. "MOTIVE OF INSANITY AS THE BASIC INSTRUMENT OF D. A. GORCHEV’S ABSURDISM." Philological Sciences. Issues of Theory and Practice, no. 10 (October 2019): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.30853/filnauki.2019.10.7.

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Blomme, Robert J. "Absurdism as a fundamental value: Camusian thoughts on moral development in organisations." International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy 7, no. 2 (2013): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmcp.2013.055720.

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Liang, Yixu. "The Expression of the Absurd in Attack on Titan." Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media 9, no. 1 (2023): 7–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/9/20230014.

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This paper aims to analyze Eren Yeager in Japan manga Attack on Titan from the aspect of the absurdism of Camus. In their work, Eren Yeager demonstrates a series of actions and thoughts while he realizes his objective. When he does this, his actions share a significant content of similarity that is also mirrored in Sisyphus in the Greek myth, the same evidence of the absurd. In this article, I argue that Eren Yeager can also be considered an example of the wild.

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Chepkwony, Kipkoech Mark. "Crisis, Cruelty and Absurdism in John Ruganda’s The Floods and Shreds of Tenderness." East African Journal of Education Studies 6, no. 3 (2023): 450–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.37284/eajes.6.3.1591.

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John Ruganda is categorized as an African writer whose writing is marked by the expression of post-independence disillusionment and the transference of anger and blame from foreign to indigenous leaders, yet he has received very little critical attention as an artist. The study examined the aesthetics of the absurd drama in John Ruganda’s plays. The rationale for the study gestures to the need to study Ruganda’s dramatic texts as representative of a historical, cultural and social trajectory through the less studied body of drama. This study discusses the state of social and psychological cris

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Imam, Hasan. "Absurdism and Its Application in Literature with Reference to Sayed Waliullah’s Tarangavanga and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot." Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems 11, no. 0009-SPECIAL ISSUE (2019): 949–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5373/jardcs/v11/20192655.

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