The absurd in literature

The absurd in literatureThis is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of the phenomenon of the absurd in a full literary context (that is to say, primarily in fiction, as well as in theatre).

This collection investigates the methodological problem of how to see

actors and directors brought women’s sexuality and gay and lesbian issues to the cutting edge of drama after World War II through a close reading of playwrights such as John Osborne

An extensive vocabulary supports the reading and suggestions for further reading are offered

From amputations to mechanical arms

a thwarted composer

General Editor of the Lancashire Parish Register Society

This fully annotated version makes available on one of the most popular and influential plays by Beaumont and Fletcher

the theory of hyperlinked non-linear documents

from global economic inequality to climate change

almanacs had an immense power to propagate and reinforce traditional

A study of the Bond phenomenon and its relation to the rise of playboy culture from the 1960s onwards

but crucially as sites of screen entertainment - effectively came together at this time in such a way that is unique to this decade