This thesis in creative writing comprises two sections. The first is an essay on the theatre of the absurd. The introduction sets the genre in its historical context and briefly describes its aesthetic qualities. Four plays by reputed "absurd" playwrights are studied in the body of the essay: La cantatrice chauve (The Bald Soprano) by Eugene Ionesco, Fin de partie (Endgame) by Samuel Beckett, Le balcon (The Balcony) by Jean Genet, and Les voisins (not translated) by Claude Meunier and Louis Saia. The conclusion examines the difference between dramatic and comic plays found within the theatre of the absurd. It also touches on the legacy of the theatre of the absurd. / The second section of the thesis is a play in one act entitled Resolutions. It respects the principal characteristics of the theatre of the absurd which are described and analysed in the first section.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22445 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Perrault, Jean-François |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Département de langue et littérature françaises.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001257427, proquestno: MM72195, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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