MEANINGLESSNESS OF LIFE IN THE WORKS NAMED WAITING FOR GODOT AND CLINTON GODSON
Abstract
This article is a comparative study of Waiting for Godot (1948) by Samuel Beckett and Clinton Godson (1970) by Leyla Erbil. The first one is an absurd play; the second one is a short absurd story that the traditional forms in modern literature were rejected. In this study focused on the concepts absurdity and meaninglessness of life in Beckett‟s and Erbil‟s
works, the endless waitings and questionings that have no solutions aside from absurd and meaningless conversations, in other words futile questionings and waitings ironically covered the both works will be discussed and evaluated in the light of the method of comparative literature
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References
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Elmas Şahin
Türkiye
Publication Date
September 15, 2018
Submission Date
September 28, 2018
Acceptance Date
September 28, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 7 Number: 3