From existentialism to nihilism as represented in Joseph's Bengal tiger at the Baghdad zoo
Author
Misbah, Randah Abd al-Fattah Muhammad
Source
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 2018), pp.109-137, 29 p.
Publisher
Cairo University Cairo University Center for Languages and Translation
Publication Date
2018-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
29
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rajiv Josesh contemporary American playwright.
His play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo was premiered in May 2009 at Kirk Douglas Theatre, Califomia, The play sheds tight on looting crimes committed by American soldiers In Baghdad 2003 after American invasion of Iraq.
It puts into focus an important period in American literature which focuses on the aftermath of events and the war on tenorismL It examines human beings' perception of the world and others dunng hard times.
The aim of this paper is to analyze Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger a' rhe Baghdad Zoo in the light of Jean Paul Sartre's existential concepts.
focusing on characters• eventual nihilist attitude, giving up morals and values.
The play tries to put into focus war bewilderment which encourages the characters to search for salvation in an absurd world.
drawing attention to the effect of the war on Iraqis and American soldiers' lives.
and suggesting that human world is as cruel as animal world.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Misbah, Randah Abd al-Fattah Muhammad. 2018. From existentialism to nihilism as represented in Joseph's Bengal tiger at the Baghdad zoo. Hermes،Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.109-137.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957603
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Misbah, Randah Abd al-Fattah Muhammad. From existentialism to nihilism as represented in Joseph's Bengal tiger at the Baghdad zoo. Hermes Vol. 7, no. 2 (Apr. 2018), pp.109-137.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957603
American Medical Association (AMA)
Misbah, Randah Abd al-Fattah Muhammad. From existentialism to nihilism as represented in Joseph's Bengal tiger at the Baghdad zoo. Hermes. 2018. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.109-137.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957603
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-957603