Absurdity A Postmodern Indicator in Tom Stoppard’s Rozencrants and Guildenstern Are Dead Cover Image

Absurdity A Postmodern Indicator in Tom Stoppard’s Rozencrants and Guildenstern Are Dead
Absurdity A Postmodern Indicator in Tom Stoppard’s Rozencrants and Guildenstern Are Dead

Author(s): Maria-Miruna Ciocoi-Pop-Vecsei
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Eon – Asociație pentru Promovarea Culturii, Artei, Educației și Cercetării Științifice
Keywords: postmodern; senselessness; absurdity; theory; dramatic technique; dramatic language;

Summary/Abstract: Tom Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, arguably his best-known play, is as complex in dramatic structures as it is simple in language form. The article pinpoints and analyzes the postmodern literary and dramatic techniques employed by the author, as well as the postmodern features of the play, especially the absurd and the senseless, based on Albert Camus and Jean-Francois Lyotard’s theories.

  • Issue Year: 5/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 24-32
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English
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