Towards the Theater of the Absurd: Absurd Elements in OBERIU’s Plays in the Case of Vvedensky
This article aims to reveal the similarities between the works classified as the “theatre of the absurd” by Martin Esslin and the theater works of the group known as OBERIU from the Russian avant-garde period. Although evaluations are found in different Western sources stating OBERIU to have been ab...
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| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Konservatoryum |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/D50997ECEF464D64A8F138E0998F6C34 |
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| Summary: | This article aims to reveal the similarities between the works classified as the “theatre of the absurd” by Martin Esslin and the theater works of the group known as OBERIU from the Russian avant-garde period. Although evaluations are found in different Western sources stating OBERIU to have been able to expand the temporal boundaries of the theatre of the absurd genre, the art of OBERIU has been evaluated more in the context of avant-garde art. The concept of the theatre of the absurd, which had been put forward based on the common aspects of the absurd elements in theatrical works written after World War II in different European countries, also shows similarities with the theatrical works produced by the writers from OBERIU who’d witnessed World War I and Russia’s October Revolution. The nicknames of group members, which mean “nonsense” in Russian, absurd derivation of words, and their portrayal of the world in an absurd atmosphere in their art make the similarities appear more visible. This paper aims to show the absurd themes and absurd techniques in Vvedenksy’s “Christmas Tree at the Ivanovs” at the OBERIU, which can be described as the precursors to the theatre of the absurd genre in Russia. |
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| ISSN: | 2618-5695 |