Theatre of the Absurd: References & Edit History
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Martin Esslin, The Theatre of the Absurd, 3rd ed., rev. and enlarged (1980, reissued 2004); William W. Demastes, Theatre of Chaos: Beyond Absurdism, into Orderly Disorder (1998, reissued 2005).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: International Journal of Science and Research - Theatre of Absurd and Samuel Beckett?s ?Waiting for Godot? as an Absurd Drama. | Sep 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Criterion: An International Journal in English - American Drama and the Theatre of the Absurd (PDF). | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Humanities Social Science and Management - Exploring Absurdity in Myth of Sisyphus and Theatre of Absurd (PDF). | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Origins of Theater and Theater of the Absurd. | Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Theatre History, in Brief! | Feb 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Science and Research - Theatre of Absurd and Samuel Beckett?s ?Waiting for Godot? as an Absurd Drama. | Dec 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Theatre of the Absurd:L An Epitome of Postmodern Era. | Apr 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Library - Nonsense talk: Theatre of the Absurd. | Mar 21, 2021 | ||
| Added cross-references. | May 12, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: TheatreHistory.com - The Theatre of the Absurd. | Jan 23, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Theatre Database - Theatre of the Absurd. | Jul 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Glasgow - Theater of the Absurd. | May 20, 2013 | ||
| Britannica Classic video dramatization of Eugène Ionesco's The New Tenant added. | Sep 16, 2009 | ||
| Video, photo of performances of Godot added. | Mar 03, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Aug 26, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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