Catch-22,which is written by Joseph Heller,can be recognized as the "Modern Classic" of American literature,and this fiction uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration,describing ...Catch-22,which is written by Joseph Heller,can be recognized as the "Modern Classic" of American literature,and this fiction uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration,describing the stories from different figures' visual angles.The novel features tragic content with comic form,anti-hero and illogical narrative structure.Catch-22,which no one can get out of,is not a simple rule;in other words,it's really a snare and this no-win situation exists in every corner of people's daily time.展开更多
Happy Days,one of Samuel Beckett's renowned works,is remarkable for its absurdity.The paper approaches the predominant feature from such aspects as fragmented characters,disconnected language,peculiar structure an...Happy Days,one of Samuel Beckett's renowned works,is remarkable for its absurdity.The paper approaches the predominant feature from such aspects as fragmented characters,disconnected language,peculiar structure and grotesque stagecraft.展开更多
Absurdity is the most distinctive feature of the early works of Harold Pinter. The nature of absurdity is the purposelessness of life without the balance and harmony between men and environment. This paper analyzes th...Absurdity is the most distinctive feature of the early works of Harold Pinter. The nature of absurdity is the purposelessness of life without the balance and harmony between men and environment. This paper analyzes the distinctive style of Pinter to mainly analyze the application and reflection of the absurd style of Pinter in his plays, and highlight its expressing forms through the analysis on the plot, characters and languages.展开更多
To most contemporary readers and audiences alike,The Zoo Story is an often-forgotten play;however,it is belongs to the category of the classics,which is mind-blowing,interesting and enjoyable.Considered as a represent...To most contemporary readers and audiences alike,The Zoo Story is an often-forgotten play;however,it is belongs to the category of the classics,which is mind-blowing,interesting and enjoyable.Considered as a representative work of"Theatre of the Absurd",it explores seriously the significance in humanity’s spiritual,moral,and intellectual life.The failure to communicate is graphically illustrated in the story of Jerry and the Dog,which may happen to almost everyone in the modern society.展开更多
Endgame,the most difficult and elusive play by Samuel Beckett,sketches the post-war social spirit and norm.Absurd as the plot is,this paper is aimed at disclosing the truth of the world,of life,and of human nature cov...Endgame,the most difficult and elusive play by Samuel Beckett,sketches the post-war social spirit and norm.Absurd as the plot is,this paper is aimed at disclosing the truth of the world,of life,and of human nature covered in the setting of stage,the cyclical actions and the philosophic conversation.展开更多
Donald Barthelme is known for his playful,postmodernist style of short fiction.In his The Glass Mountain,he created an absurd world shocking to readers.This paper explores the reality behind the absurd story based on ...Donald Barthelme is known for his playful,postmodernist style of short fiction.In his The Glass Mountain,he created an absurd world shocking to readers.This paper explores the reality behind the absurd story based on the analysis of its the post-modernism features to better the understanding of the fiction.展开更多
Albert Camus,a French writer,was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1957.Many of his works reflect absurd philosophy and rebel spirit which can also be drawn from Camus' later masterpiece The Exile and Kingd...Albert Camus,a French writer,was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1957.Many of his works reflect absurd philosophy and rebel spirit which can also be drawn from Camus' later masterpiece The Exile and Kingdoms.This paper focuses on,The Guest,one of the short stories in the masterpiece and analyzes Camus philosophy of absurdity and rebel spirit from the perspective of literary criticism.The discussion may help reader better understand Camus spiritual world and philosophy in his later short stories.展开更多
Joseph Heller, an American black humor novelist, is good at making use of various writing techniques to reveal the absurdity of the world and the living dilemma of people. His short story Yossarian Survives is a prett...Joseph Heller, an American black humor novelist, is good at making use of various writing techniques to reveal the absurdity of the world and the living dilemma of people. His short story Yossarian Survives is a pretty example, which portrays an absurd picture of modern American society. Through some experimental techniques, it shows us the absurd nature of the world through the absurdity of its plot and characters.展开更多
Beckett, as one of the most significant absurd dramatist, believes that life was absurd, beyond human rationality, meaningless, with its conception of circularity and non-meaning. In this essay, the author will analyz...Beckett, as one of the most significant absurd dramatist, believes that life was absurd, beyond human rationality, meaningless, with its conception of circularity and non-meaning. In this essay, the author will analyze the absurdity in Beckett's famous play Endgame through the detailed analysis of the absurd form and motifs. The absurd form is reflected as following: first, there is just situation without usual dramatic plot; second, there is no detailed description of the characters; third, the setting is bleak and little, and the absurd motifs include: the absurd relationship of the human; the deep feeling of nihilism; and the absurd living state of human.展开更多
This paper aims to analyze some postmodern features shown in The Glass Mountain by Donald Barthelme,which could be roughly categorized into two types:1) Parody and collage in terms of the writing techniques;2) Absurdi...This paper aims to analyze some postmodern features shown in The Glass Mountain by Donald Barthelme,which could be roughly categorized into two types:1) Parody and collage in terms of the writing techniques;2) Absurdity,ugliness,and uncertainty in terms of the content.展开更多
Animal Farm,which is written by the British writer George Orwell,is famous for its incisive satiric writing style and has been considered as an actual political allegory.This paper intends to re-read it from a differe...Animal Farm,which is written by the British writer George Orwell,is famous for its incisive satiric writing style and has been considered as an actual political allegory.This paper intends to re-read it from a different point of view—to appreciate its black-humorous characteristics from the following five aspects—language games,detached narrative,circular structure,open ending and comic incongruity in characterization.展开更多
The Ballad of the Sad Caféis one of Mc Cullers’masterpieces.By depicting the triangle love story among the main characters—Miss Amelia,hunchbacked Cousin Lymon and Marvin Macy,the novella reveals the incredible...The Ballad of the Sad Caféis one of Mc Cullers’masterpieces.By depicting the triangle love story among the main characters—Miss Amelia,hunchbacked Cousin Lymon and Marvin Macy,the novella reveals the incredible complexity of human nature.By analyzing the absurd town,Miss Amelia’s free choices and the hellish relationship between its main characters from the Existentialist perspective,the main propositions of Existentialism have also been vividly reflected and also help to reveal the philosophical and social realistic significances behind the novella.展开更多
The elements of Sartre's existentialism are shown in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery: The world abounds with absurdities and bitterness; people can be the hell to each other; an individual has a free choice and ...The elements of Sartre's existentialism are shown in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery: The world abounds with absurdities and bitterness; people can be the hell to each other; an individual has a free choice and act, but should be responsible for his or her behavior. Shirley discusses the problem of the existence of an individual in the complex web of society and environment in The Lottery, just as Sartre in his works of existentialism.展开更多
Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of b...Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.展开更多
The British female writer Doris Lessig has devoted most of her time to the problem of the female and produced many works about the female. Her short novel A Woman on a Roof tells us a story about a nearly naked woman ...The British female writer Doris Lessig has devoted most of her time to the problem of the female and produced many works about the female. Her short novel A Woman on a Roof tells us a story about a nearly naked woman and three working men.This essay tries to present the originality of the characterization of the heroine and the absurdity of the patriarchal society from the perspective of feminism and get the conclusion that Doris Lessing has expected the harmony between the male and the female.展开更多
The element of absurd in Shakespeare's plays has its roots in Old Testament wisdom literature, particularly in the book of Ecclesiastes. The thesis gives some examples from the book of Ecclesiastes to present the ...The element of absurd in Shakespeare's plays has its roots in Old Testament wisdom literature, particularly in the book of Ecclesiastes. The thesis gives some examples from the book of Ecclesiastes to present the existence of the absurd and shows several elements in Hamlet.展开更多
The fictions of Franz Kafka are full of many ironical allegories.Through the analysis of the great suffering of the family caused by the transformation of the protagonist into a monster in"the metamorphosis"...The fictions of Franz Kafka are full of many ironical allegories.Through the analysis of the great suffering of the family caused by the transformation of the protagonist into a monster in"the metamorphosis"by Franz Kafka,especially on the basis of elaborating the internal artistic characteristics in this story,this paper tends to show that the writer penetratingly described the human feelings of extreme loneliness and solitude in the modern society and he also attacked the society at that time through the technique of his absurd and paradoxical expression.展开更多
Waiting for Godot is one of the most famous plays written by Samuel Barclay Beckett, and also is the founding work of"Theatre of the Absurd". In the drama, repetitive phenomena shed light on the whole constr...Waiting for Godot is one of the most famous plays written by Samuel Barclay Beckett, and also is the founding work of"Theatre of the Absurd". In the drama, repetitive phenomena shed light on the whole construction considerably. All the characters were helpless and unthinking. Their dialogues were simple, nonsense and repetitive. Two scenes were cyclical. Repetition was used subtly in order to express the theme of the play, showing mental crisis after depravation of WWII.展开更多
文摘Catch-22,which is written by Joseph Heller,can be recognized as the "Modern Classic" of American literature,and this fiction uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration,describing the stories from different figures' visual angles.The novel features tragic content with comic form,anti-hero and illogical narrative structure.Catch-22,which no one can get out of,is not a simple rule;in other words,it's really a snare and this no-win situation exists in every corner of people's daily time.
文摘Happy Days,one of Samuel Beckett's renowned works,is remarkable for its absurdity.The paper approaches the predominant feature from such aspects as fragmented characters,disconnected language,peculiar structure and grotesque stagecraft.
文摘Absurdity is the most distinctive feature of the early works of Harold Pinter. The nature of absurdity is the purposelessness of life without the balance and harmony between men and environment. This paper analyzes the distinctive style of Pinter to mainly analyze the application and reflection of the absurd style of Pinter in his plays, and highlight its expressing forms through the analysis on the plot, characters and languages.
文摘To most contemporary readers and audiences alike,The Zoo Story is an often-forgotten play;however,it is belongs to the category of the classics,which is mind-blowing,interesting and enjoyable.Considered as a representative work of"Theatre of the Absurd",it explores seriously the significance in humanity’s spiritual,moral,and intellectual life.The failure to communicate is graphically illustrated in the story of Jerry and the Dog,which may happen to almost everyone in the modern society.
文摘Endgame,the most difficult and elusive play by Samuel Beckett,sketches the post-war social spirit and norm.Absurd as the plot is,this paper is aimed at disclosing the truth of the world,of life,and of human nature covered in the setting of stage,the cyclical actions and the philosophic conversation.
文摘Donald Barthelme is known for his playful,postmodernist style of short fiction.In his The Glass Mountain,he created an absurd world shocking to readers.This paper explores the reality behind the absurd story based on the analysis of its the post-modernism features to better the understanding of the fiction.
文摘Albert Camus,a French writer,was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1957.Many of his works reflect absurd philosophy and rebel spirit which can also be drawn from Camus' later masterpiece The Exile and Kingdoms.This paper focuses on,The Guest,one of the short stories in the masterpiece and analyzes Camus philosophy of absurdity and rebel spirit from the perspective of literary criticism.The discussion may help reader better understand Camus spiritual world and philosophy in his later short stories.
文摘Joseph Heller, an American black humor novelist, is good at making use of various writing techniques to reveal the absurdity of the world and the living dilemma of people. His short story Yossarian Survives is a pretty example, which portrays an absurd picture of modern American society. Through some experimental techniques, it shows us the absurd nature of the world through the absurdity of its plot and characters.
文摘Beckett, as one of the most significant absurd dramatist, believes that life was absurd, beyond human rationality, meaningless, with its conception of circularity and non-meaning. In this essay, the author will analyze the absurdity in Beckett's famous play Endgame through the detailed analysis of the absurd form and motifs. The absurd form is reflected as following: first, there is just situation without usual dramatic plot; second, there is no detailed description of the characters; third, the setting is bleak and little, and the absurd motifs include: the absurd relationship of the human; the deep feeling of nihilism; and the absurd living state of human.
文摘This paper aims to analyze some postmodern features shown in The Glass Mountain by Donald Barthelme,which could be roughly categorized into two types:1) Parody and collage in terms of the writing techniques;2) Absurdity,ugliness,and uncertainty in terms of the content.
文摘Animal Farm,which is written by the British writer George Orwell,is famous for its incisive satiric writing style and has been considered as an actual political allegory.This paper intends to re-read it from a different point of view—to appreciate its black-humorous characteristics from the following five aspects—language games,detached narrative,circular structure,open ending and comic incongruity in characterization.
文摘The Ballad of the Sad Caféis one of Mc Cullers’masterpieces.By depicting the triangle love story among the main characters—Miss Amelia,hunchbacked Cousin Lymon and Marvin Macy,the novella reveals the incredible complexity of human nature.By analyzing the absurd town,Miss Amelia’s free choices and the hellish relationship between its main characters from the Existentialist perspective,the main propositions of Existentialism have also been vividly reflected and also help to reveal the philosophical and social realistic significances behind the novella.
文摘The elements of Sartre's existentialism are shown in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery: The world abounds with absurdities and bitterness; people can be the hell to each other; an individual has a free choice and act, but should be responsible for his or her behavior. Shirley discusses the problem of the existence of an individual in the complex web of society and environment in The Lottery, just as Sartre in his works of existentialism.
文摘Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.
文摘The British female writer Doris Lessig has devoted most of her time to the problem of the female and produced many works about the female. Her short novel A Woman on a Roof tells us a story about a nearly naked woman and three working men.This essay tries to present the originality of the characterization of the heroine and the absurdity of the patriarchal society from the perspective of feminism and get the conclusion that Doris Lessing has expected the harmony between the male and the female.
文摘The element of absurd in Shakespeare's plays has its roots in Old Testament wisdom literature, particularly in the book of Ecclesiastes. The thesis gives some examples from the book of Ecclesiastes to present the existence of the absurd and shows several elements in Hamlet.
文摘The fictions of Franz Kafka are full of many ironical allegories.Through the analysis of the great suffering of the family caused by the transformation of the protagonist into a monster in"the metamorphosis"by Franz Kafka,especially on the basis of elaborating the internal artistic characteristics in this story,this paper tends to show that the writer penetratingly described the human feelings of extreme loneliness and solitude in the modern society and he also attacked the society at that time through the technique of his absurd and paradoxical expression.
文摘Waiting for Godot is one of the most famous plays written by Samuel Barclay Beckett, and also is the founding work of"Theatre of the Absurd". In the drama, repetitive phenomena shed light on the whole construction considerably. All the characters were helpless and unthinking. Their dialogues were simple, nonsense and repetitive. Two scenes were cyclical. Repetition was used subtly in order to express the theme of the play, showing mental crisis after depravation of WWII.
