Absurdity in English and Russian literature

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a leitmotif in literature, a characteristic feature of which is

the demonstration of meaninglessness, paradox, absurdity and even comicism of habitual life conventions, rules and laws, through the use of logical meanings, descriptions of the mechanistic nature, aimlessness of human existence, exposing misunderstandings between individuals and society.

Daniel Harms

Cultural values,
Totalitarianism of the state as such,
An ontology

internal and not associated with supra-individual or ideal.

in the history of world literature as the period of

the emergence of the so-called literature of the absurd, which most often refers to the direction in European literature, represented by such names as A. Camus, J.-P. Sartre, F. Kafka, S. Becket and others.

science, the literature of the absurd continues to attract the

attention of researchers. At the same time, not only specific poetics, but also the worldview foundations of literary absurdism, which, accordingly, determine the artistic poetics of this phenomenon, are in the field of view of literary critics.

person must immerse himself in psychology. Many of the images

and thoughts that the author conveys can be adopted in different ways. The literature of the absurdity describes the world as devoid of any causal relationship.

of studying this phenomenon is the question of terminology. Absurdity,

paradox, nonsense, nonsense are related, but not identical concepts, and therefore require a more in-depth analysis in order to differentiate.

can become dusty."
-Daniel Harms

Alexander Vvedensky, Nikolai Oleinikov) are considered the founders of absurdism

in literature. In their manifesto they declared: “Who are we? And why are we? .. We are poets of a new world view and new art ... "

Philosophically, the literature of the absurd is closest to existentialism, but its first sources are still observed in the works of Anton Chekhov.

representatives of English literature are absurd Franz Kafka, Samuel Becket

and Eugene Ionesco.

and England, the style of absurdity developed in parallel. Each

representative of this direction introduced new concepts and ways of expressing language, thoughts, words. Let us consider in more detail the literature of the absurd in Russia and England and compare the characteristics of each country:

main artistic principles of the poetics of the Oberiuts reflected

in their manifesto are:
Destruction of objects and actions,
Their randomization,
Alogism of images,
Grotesque worldview,
Paradox and eccentricity.

postulates that the only truth that is given to man

is aging and despair. The only faith is absurdity. Everything else is shaky and unstable. Even the past turns into the future, and the future into the past. Absurd consciousness affirms the existence of God.

the absurd, it is worth noting that the classics of

the genre of absurd poetry are considered JI. Carroll and E. Lear, whose works are directly related to fine art.

delightful friend of the children for whom he created incomparable

stories and poems. One of the most famous works of Lewis Carroll: "Alice in Wonderland." Books about Alice initially caused a flurry of criticism. "Rave!" - authoritative literary critics spoke about them.

age, I spent half an hour every day! On other

days, I managed to believe in a dozen impossibilities before breakfast!

type of modern drama based on the idea of the

total alienation of man in the world and society. The first such plays appeared in the early 1950s in France. Later, the direction covered all of Western Europe and the United States. Criticism of that time as soon as it did not call this new round of drama - “antitheater”, “paradox theater”, “absurd theater”.

works of “absurdists” and playwrights, such as Alfred Jarry (“King

Ubyu”, “Night Blindness”), Guy Apollinaire (“Tiresia's Nipples”), Samuel Becket (“Waiting for Godot”).

«Waiting for Godot”

something unreal and magical, a person is not used to

seeing strange images. The influence of the literature of the absurd on our development helps determine what we want from life, solve and forget all the problems, and begin enlightenment in a new art form. However, not everyone can perceive this type, since most of the world still lives according to generally accepted principles. And the introduction of the new seems strange and silly to us.

Pavlovich Chekhov