Alfred Jarry (1873-1907)
Brief biography of Alfred Jarry, the first absurd playwright.
Arts: Existentialism and Theatre
Brief essay relating existentialism to the theatre.
ClassicNotes ; Waiting for Godot
Summary and analysis of Beckett's play in Cliff's Notes style.
Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros
Information on the play itself, recent productions, and the Absurd Theatre.
Existentialism and Absurdism
Brief discussion of existentialist literature from the Thumbnail Lecture series.
From Beckett to Stoppard: Existentialism, Death, a
Analysis of the dialogue within the playwrights work.
Katharena Eiermann ; Theatre of the Absurd
Definition from Eiermann's Realm of Existentialism.
The Absurd Hero
An overview of Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus.
The Absurdity of Beckett
Biography of Samuel Beckett paying particular attention to influence.
The Theatre of the Absurd
Describes the etymology of the term and its historical development.
Theater of the Absurd
Grolier Encyclopedia definition of the movement.