The tragic sense in the theatre of the Absurd : the case of pinter's birthday party

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rdity is a prominent philosophy associated with the emergence of modernist and postmodernist movement in literary text.

In such texts, we notice that the embedded themes and ideas reflect the dilemma and the suffering of modern man.

The purpose of this paper is to attempt clarifying the subtle feeling that associates with the emersion of modernist and postmodernist movements, and discussing the ideas of rdity and olutism.

Also, it gives an idea about the sense of sickness associates with the anomalies of the human conduct on the projected scene such as a universe of meta--identity, named the hilarious theater.

This type of theatre is commonly known as rd theater as discovered by Martin Julius Esslin (1918-2002), who created this phrase to explain that Meta identity has been substantially reinterpreted through an exterior identity mask, which invigorates one of the postmodern ideological conceptions of the enormous humanity.

The paper consists of three sections: the first is an introduction to Pinter's Birthday Party.

The second section discusses the concept of rdity and the reason of its emergence.

The third section deals with how rd themes reflect the pain, the sense of loss and void that modern man experiences amid the chaotic world specifically after WWII.

Finally, the study ends up with conclusion and recommendations for further studies.

rdity is a prominent philosophy associated with the emergence of modernist and postmodernist movement in literary text.

In such texts, we notice that the embedded themes and ideas reflect the dilemma and the suffering of modern man.

The purpose of this paper is to attempt clarifying the subtle feeling that associates with the emersion of modernist and postmodernist movements, and discussing the ideas of rdity and olutism.

Also, it gives an idea about the sense of sickness associates with the anomalies of the human conduct on the projected scene such as a universe of meta--identity, named the hilarious theater.

This type of theatre is commonly known as rd theater as discovered by Martin Julius Esslin (1918-2002), who created this phrase to explain that Meta identity has been substantially reinterpreted through an exterior identity mask, which invigorates one of the postmodern ideological conceptions of the enormous humanity.

The paper consists of three sections: the first is an introduction to Pinter's Birthday Party.

The second section discusses the concept of rdity and the reason of its emergence.

The third section deals with how rd themes reflect the pain, the sense of loss and void that modern man experiences amid the chaotic world specifically after WWII.

Finally, the study ends up with conclusion and recommendations for further studies.