The Absurd in Literature

by Neil Cornwell

Book Overview

Neil Cornwell's study, while endeavouring to present an historical survey of absurdist literature and its forbears, does not aspire to being an exhaustive history of absurdism. Rather, it pauses on certain historical moments, artistic movements, literary figures and selected works, before moving on to discuss four key writers: Daniil Kharms, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien.

The absurd in literature will be of compelling interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071907410X
• ISBN13: 9780719074103
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"