The Philosophy and Theatre of the Absurd by Basavaraj Naikar

Abstract

The philosophy and theatre of the absurd is an astute handbook for Professors and post-Graduate students alike. Dr. Basavaraj has managed to extract the crucial essence of this usually Absurd philosophy from a number of related texts and presents it in a coherent and simplified manner. He has clearly observed that literature and drama of the absurd can only be fully understood and appreciated in the west where atheism has seeped into their culture; while in the east where our trust in God has still not been fully undermined, we find such a philosophy a bit perplexing to deal with.