This study carries out both a technical and a thematic analysis of the novels by Albert
Camus, L& / #8217 / Etranger, La Peste, and La Chute, and Samuel Beckett, Molloy, Malone
Dies, and The Unnamable. In the technical analysis of the novels, the study explores
the differences in characterization and narrative technique. It argues that the
differences in these two issues mainly emerge from the difference in the two authors& / #8217 / views of art. In the thematic analysis, on the other hand, the study focuses on the
recurring themes in the two authors& / #8217 / novels. It argues that Camus and Beckett
explore similar themes in their novels because both writers belong to the absurd
tradition. In other words, although their notions of art are different, their views of the
human condition are quite similar, which is reflected in the common themes they explore in their novels.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606750/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 November 2005 |
| Creators | Zileli, Bilge Nihal |
| Contributors | Icoz, Nursel |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Ph.D. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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