Empty Figure on an Empty Stage: The Theatre of Samuel Beckett and His Generation

by Les Essif

Empty Figure on an Empty Stage
The Theatre of Samuel Beckett and His Generation

Les Essif

An original and exciting approach to the theatre of the absurd.

This study considers the ways playwrights draw meaning from emptiness. With reference to actual performances of dramatic works, Les Essif examines drama associated with nonrealistic movement known as theatre of the absurd, focusing on the ways dramatists create an impression...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253338476
• ISBN13: 9780253338471
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher