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Theatre of the Absurd

Definition of Theatre of the Absurd

noun

(the Theatre of the Absurd)
  • drama using the abandonment of conventional dramatic form to portray the futility of human struggle in a senseless world. Major exponents include Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Harold Pinter.

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