PPT-Theater of the Absurd

existentialism symbolic satire Theater of the Absurd emerged in Europe and the US after World War II people were discouraged by the unjustness of the world Existentialism Theater of the Absurd began at the same time as existentialism. Eugene Ionesco’s. Rhinoceros. Eugene Ionesco (1909-1994). b. . Romania, near Bucharest, raised Paris. Father a lawyer, back to Romania during WWI. 1922 return Romania to his father, now remarried. 1928 debut as poet; degree in French 1933; continued poetry, reviews, literary criticism. =. existentialism + symbolic satire. Theater of the Absurd . emerged in Europe and the U.S. after World War II. people were discouraged by the unjustness of the world. Existentialism. Theater of the Absurd began at the same time as existentialism.. The Theatre of the . Absurd. First, we must define the use of the word absurd…. In common colloquialism, we use the word to typically mean ridiculous or unreasonable. . In literature and art, the . The term refers to a type of play which became popular in the 50s and 60s . Presented on stage a philosophy by Albert Camus in his essay, . The Myth Of Sisyphus. .. Such philosophy defines the human condition as basically meaningless . Albert Camus. Freewrites. : Quotations by Camus. “. At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” . “The . only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone. An introduction to the beginnings of theater.. Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Theater. (In this order:). 1. Plot- The arrangement of events on stage. 2. Character- The agents of the plot. 3. Theme- The reason the playwright wrote the play. You and Me. Dr Jane Lugea. University of Huddersfield, UK. j.lugea@hud.ac.uk. Aims. to investigate whether this play can be classed as . ‘. absurd. ’. to use previous stylistic accounts of absurd fiction to do so. The European Theater. Aggression in Europe. Italy invaded . Ethiopia. and took control in 1935. Spain’s Civil War was won by the . fascists. in 1936. Germany. 1936: Hitler had . rearmed. and sent troops to the . “The Stranger”. Existentialism. Merriam-Webster Definition:. “a chiefly 20. th. century philosophical movement embracing diverse doctrines but centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad”. & . Nihilism. Anam Saeed. Kelsey Lipman. Ash Nair. Casey Filler. Wiyun Shepperson. Albert Camus. Although many label him as an existentialist- he saw a potentially fatal flaw in existentialism. Camus dug deeper into the problems of our freedom and how our freedom would ultimately affect our ethics.. accomplish. ascend. flimsy. dense. heroic. spectator. terminate. suspend. mimic. lumber. experiment. soar. significant. unwieldy. absurd. So unreasonable as to be laughable; foolish or silly. Absurd. Theater 1-2. Theater 3-4, Theater 5-6, Advanced Performance. Important Dates. Theater 3-4. One Act Requirements. Rehearsals: March 25 and 26 (after school). Performances: March 27 (6:30 pm). Theater 5-6. One may perhaps understand better why
the traditional Japanese theater, one of the
richest theatrical traditions in the world, has
given so little to the Japanese film by looking at the parallel reluctance to use Japanese music in film “Let’s go.”____ “We Can’t.”. “Why Not?”. “We’re Waiting for . Godot. ”. With this infamous refrain, Samuel Beckett introduces the uncanny world of…. Waiting for . Godot. Main Focus .