P.S. Absurdism did not spontaneously generate during the 1950's. It has its forebears, like everything else. Also, Existentialism is a far more likely candidate for parentage to the absurdists than HPL or CAS. Likewise, there are such precursors as Jarry and the Surrealists. For more information, Martin Esslin's volume
The Theater of the Absurd remains an invaluable historical study of the subject.
Quote:(I assume you know that all theatre began as part of religious ceremonies [...])
Calonlan, are you familiar with Theodor H. Gaster's
Thespis, which explores that aspect of drama in the myths and rituals of the Near East? I was a student of Gaster's, by the way. He was a mean and crotchety old SOB, but also an endless fount of erudition on the subjects of myth, language, ritual, and the origins of drama.
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