Getting real: notes about the unusual realism in Beckett and Euripedes

Authors

  • Fábio de Souza Andrade Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1184.v0i14p24-35

Keywords:

Beckett, Euripides, Happy days, Electra, realism, tragicomedy and comitragedy

Abstract

What kind of “realism” might be found in a dramatic work known
worldwide as “absurd”? What should we take for “realism”
having Euripides’ tragedies in mind? Comparing Happy days’
and Electra’s critical reception, this paper explores a manifolded
concept, which has proved itself as useful as deceitful.

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Published

2010-12-29

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 14 (2010)

Section

Essays

How to Cite

Andrade, F. de S. (2010). Getting real: notes about the unusual realism in Beckett and Euripedes. Literatura E Sociedade, 15(14), 24-35. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1184.v0i14p24-35