rave10
05-23-2015, 04:25 AM
Hi,
I want to analyze two texts from the work the Theatre of The Absurd, Martin ESSLIN , see below.
I understand the meaning word by word, but actually I don’t understand anything about the philosophical meaning. Actually, I read a little about the theatre of absurd, and It was difficult at the first time to get what does that mean.
Can someone help with those texts?
Thank you in advance.
1/
"The Theatre of the Absurd has renounced arguing about the absurdity of the human condition; it merely presents it in being--that is, in terms of concrete stage images. This is the difference between the approach of the philosopher and that of the poet."
2/
"The Theatre of the Absurd aims to shock its audience out of complacency, to bring it face to face with the harsh facts of the human situation as these writers see it. But the challenge behind this message is anything but one of despair. It is a challenge to accept the human condition as it is, in all its mystery and absurdity, and to bear it with dignity, nobly, responsibly; precisely because there are no easy solutions to the mysteries of existence, because ultimately man is alone in a meaningless world. The shedding of easy solutions, of comforting illusions, may be painful, but it leaves behind it a sense of freedom and relief. And that is why, in the last resort, the Theatre of the Absurd does not provoke tears of despair but the laughter of liberation."
I want to analyze two texts from the work the Theatre of The Absurd, Martin ESSLIN , see below.
I understand the meaning word by word, but actually I don’t understand anything about the philosophical meaning. Actually, I read a little about the theatre of absurd, and It was difficult at the first time to get what does that mean.
Can someone help with those texts?
Thank you in advance.
1/
"The Theatre of the Absurd has renounced arguing about the absurdity of the human condition; it merely presents it in being--that is, in terms of concrete stage images. This is the difference between the approach of the philosopher and that of the poet."
2/
"The Theatre of the Absurd aims to shock its audience out of complacency, to bring it face to face with the harsh facts of the human situation as these writers see it. But the challenge behind this message is anything but one of despair. It is a challenge to accept the human condition as it is, in all its mystery and absurdity, and to bear it with dignity, nobly, responsibly; precisely because there are no easy solutions to the mysteries of existence, because ultimately man is alone in a meaningless world. The shedding of easy solutions, of comforting illusions, may be painful, but it leaves behind it a sense of freedom and relief. And that is why, in the last resort, the Theatre of the Absurd does not provoke tears of despair but the laughter of liberation."