Talk:Theatre of the absurd
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Structure seems odd
[edit]Esslin uses a structure that I think is a little more sensible than that given here (and he's probably worth paying attention to, since he's the one who coined the phrase in the first place):
1) Playwrights of the Absurd: Beckett, Adamov, Ionesco, Genet
2) Descendants of the Absurd: Pinter, Albee, Arrabal, etc.
3) Ancestors of the Absurd: Jarry, Buchner, Witkiewicz, etc.
Furthermore, as this page is entitled _theatre_ of the absurd, perhaps the novelists should be relegated to another page, such as "absurdism"?
It's probably worth noting, also, that Jarry's presence here as a novelist isn't wholly accurate; his primary contribution to the theatre of the absurd was as a playwright, with the Ubu plays.
Theatre of the absurd is very important and i hope that you do fix this up because it didn't help me any. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.250.223.114 (talk • contribs) (16:45, 7 January 2005)
- You're right of course. Do feel free to fix the article up - it's something I've been meaning to do for a while, but it might be years before I do. --Camembert
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