Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Prerequisites: Any Two courses from HUL2XX category

Allocation Preference: HUL231, HUL232, HUL235, HUL236, HUL237, HUL240, HUL239

Description

Socio-political background of the theatre of the Absurd, its basis in Existentialist philosophy. The reactions against the conventions of realist theater that dominated this theatre. The pre-occupations of major playwrights with issues of language and the difficulty of communication, the isolation that human beings tend to feel from each other and themes of violence.