Monodrama at the Theatre of Samuel Beckett and At the Theatre of the Absurd

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Monodrama at the Theatre of Samuel Beckett and At the Theatre of the Absurd
Авторы (текстом)
Svetlana N. Dubrovina
Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
monodrama, theatre of samuel beckett, theatre of the absurd
Abstract

The paper deals with the genre of monodrama at the Theatre of the Absurd. The author reveals the main reasons for the interest in this marginal genre during the 1950ies and 1960ies. On the basis of the plays by S. Beckett, J. Vauthier, R. Pinget study is made of distinguishing features of the genre of the monodrama poetics during the crisis period in the history of the West-European Theatre.

Bibliographic reference
Svetlana N. Dubrovina Monodrama at the Theatre of Samuel Beckett and At the Theatre of the Absurd // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2010. № 4. Pp. 102–108.