03121nam 2200805 450 991079195210332120230509185257.01-78170-096-60-7190-7410-X1-84779-167-010.7765/9781847791672(CKB)2560000000085737(EBL)1069563(OCoLC)818847277(SSID)ssj0000747042(PQKBManifestationID)12342707(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747042(PQKBWorkID)10703704(PQKB)10042503(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086973(MiAaPQ)EBC1069563(Au-PeEL)EBL1069563(CaPaEBR)ebr10623239(UkMaJRU)992979819619501631(DE-B1597)659093(DE-B1597)9781847791672(EXLCZ)99256000000008573720191212h20162006 fy 0engur||#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe absurd in literature /Neil CornwellManchester, UK :Manchester University Press,2016.©20061 online resource (354 pages) digital file(s)Description based upon print version of record.1-84779-657-5 0-7190-7409-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Introductory -- pt. II. Growth of the absurd -- pt. III. Special authors -- pt. IV. In conclusion.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 to a considerable range of students of comparative, European (including Russian and Central European) and English literatures (British Isles and American)Absurd (Philosophy) in literatureLiteraturemupLiterary Studies: GeneralbicsscLITERARY CRITICISM / GeneralbisachLiterature: history & criticismthemaDaniil Kharms.Flann O'Brien.Franz Kafka.OBERIU.Samuel Beckett.Surrealism.absurd.absurdist literature.literary movements.prose fiction.Absurd (Philosophy) in literature.LiteratureLiterary Studies: GeneralLITERARY CRITICISM / GeneralLiterature: history & criticism809.93384Cornwell Neil169202UkMaJRUBOOK9910791952103321The absurd in literature3694674UNINA