期刊名称：Lapis Lazuli : an International Literary Journal
电子版ISSN：2249-4529
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：2
出版社：Pinter Society of India
摘要：Absurdism in theatre has mostly been associated with a well-known classification made by Martin Esslin; and regarded with the phrase The Theatre of the Absurd. However, absurdist predicament as a tendency has been found in theatre since the time of Ancient Greeks. In this essay, while absurdism in theatre will be considered as a movement than as a tendency, Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter ¨Cwho are counted as two of five characteristic playwrights of the movement by Esslin- will be mentioned briefly as pioneering absurdist.
关键词：Absurdism; The Theatre of the Absurd; Samuel Beckett; Harold Pinter
