The Element of the ‘Absurd’ in Rajiv Joseph’s Post-9/11 Plays

Qurratulaen Liaqat (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

194 Seiten

2023 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-1894-0 (ISBN)

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What is a suitable genre to describe the post-9/11 era mired in wars, violence, and unspeakable horror? What kind of literary expressions and techniques are appropriate to give voice to the prevalence of global anguish in the post-9/11 scenario? Is the Theatre of the Absurd a viable option for the expression of the incongruity of the unspeakable horror unleashed after 9/11? Is the term ‘absurd’ applicable to this era? If yes, in what terms is this applicable? This book tries to find answers to these questions and many more. It reflects on the epistemological shifts in the avant-garde tradition of the Theatre of the Absurd, its ongoing critical currency in contemporary history, and its changing contours in the post-9/11 plays of Rajiv Joseph, an emerging American dramatist. It establishes the continued relevance of the Theatre of the Absurd at the current juncture of human history.

Dr Qurratulaen Liaqat teaches drama at the Department of English, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Pakistan. Her research interests are post–colonial, post-9/11, post-human, and Absurd literatures. She has presented her research on many prestigious national and international forums. Her research articles have been published in several renowned scholarly journals such as Textual Practice, Interventions, Contemporary South Asia and the Journal of Posthuman Studies.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.07.2023
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5275-1894-9 / 1527518949
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-1894-0 / 9781527518940
Zustand	Neuware