Absurdist subversiveness and chaos in edward albee’s dramatic discourse
Keywords:
Non-Conformity, Miscommunication, Communicative Chaos, Absurdity, PostmodernismAbstract
This paper delves into absurdist subversiveness, non-conformity, and miscommunication themes in Edward Albee's plays, positioning them as postmodernist phenomena. The central character in Albee's works, the modern man, is depicted as lacking an effective communication mechanism, failing to find companionship that aligns with his mentality, ideology, and hopes. Albee's plays serve as a cautionary discourse, highlighting the need to reconcile conformity and non-conformity and warning against the negative consequences of miscommunication and the collapse of values in human societies. Furthermore, this paper explores the commonalities between Albee's plays and the Theater of the Absurd, as Albee integrates its features in themes that question man's existence in the modern world, the lack of communication among people, and man's non-conformity. Albee's plays generate many tensions and conflicts by juxtaposing opposing forces.
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