'Absurd' presentation slideshows

Realism and Beyond

Realism and Beyond. Genres and Movements in 20 th Century American Drama. Genres and Movements 1900-1965 (an overview). Realism Poetic Realism Expressionism Social Realism Theatre of the Absurd Surrealism (antirealism). Realism. Reacts against the well-made play of the 19 th century.

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Quest for Meaning

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The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Vanity. Five times in 1:2 & three times in 12:8 38 times in book Every chapter except 10 Doubled for emphasis. Vanity. Temporary (vapor, mist) Insubstantial False or deceptive

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The Problem

The Problem

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L'Etranger

L'Etranger. Albert Camus. Camus: The man, the myth. Biography. Born in Algeria, 1913 Grew up in Belcourt , Algiers. More Bio. Grew up in poverty, but was spotted as an academic talent by Louis Germain , who helped him to obtain a high school scholarship.

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the Theatre of the Absurd

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Confidentiality: Nondisclosure, Misuse, and Prosecution Bars

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gambol

gambol. To frolic; to romp about playfully. hackneyed. Commonplace; overused. recondite. Difficult to understand; profound. deride. To ridicule; to mock. carcinogen. Causing cancer. neologism. A new word or expression. quagmire. A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation.

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Flaws in Arguments (1)

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Existentialism

Existentialism. Definition:. Philosophical movement that deals with human freedom Requires individuals to posit their own subjective values. Proposition1: Existence before Essence. i.e. an individual exists (physically) before his or her life has value or meaning (substance)

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The 3 Self-Evident Principles of Reason

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Compton Scattering : final proof for the existence of photons

Compton Scattering : final proof for the existence of photons. In 1923, Arthur H. Compton illuminated graphite (a form of carbon) with X-rays. In 1923, methods of measuring the wavelength ? of X-rays were already well developed. So, since the frequency is related to

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Chapter Nine

Chapter Nine. The Twentieth Century. Marks:. two World Wars. rival imperialist countries and their ambition to dominate the world. literature between the two World Wars. The 20 th century. literature after World War II. Three main trends. Modernism. The Angry Young Men.

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Six Characters in Search of an Author

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Existentialism

Existentialism. ?. Developed throughout the nineteenth (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche) and twentieth (Jean Paul Sartre) centuries Famous existential novelists: Dostoevsky, Kafka, Camus. Main ideas. the individual has the sole responsibility for finding meaning in life

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Albert Camus

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ABSURD BABY NAMES*

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Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)

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