Directory of Existentialism Resources

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Existentialist Period: Roughly late 1930s to late 1950s "What do I know about man's destiny? I could better tell you about radishes." --Samuel Beckett Existentialism, being a thoroughly continental philosophy, has manifestations both in academia and in literature. Perhaps existentialism qua philosophy is better known, as any philosophizing in life or sitcom is often labeled "existential." But modern existentialism came into vogue not through academics but writers and playwrights, influenced by early forms of the existential worldview. Explore the literature and the influence in this existentialist literature category.

Subcategories

• Camus, Albert
• Dostoevsky, Fyodor
• Eliot, T. S.
• Ionesco, Eugene
• Jarry, Alfred
• Kafka, Franz

Resources in This Category

• Alfred Jarry (1873-1907)

  http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc2.htm
  Brief biography of Alfred Jarry, the first absurd playwright.

• From Beckett to Stoppard: Existentialism, Death, and Absurdity

  http://home.sprintmail.com/~lifeform/beckstop.html
  Analysis of the dialogue within the playwrights work.

• The Absurdity of Beckett

  http://mural.uv.es/anlisvii/0_index2.htm
  Biography of Samuel Beckett paying particular attention to influence.

• The Cafe Irreal

  http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/
  Semiannual webzine focusing on short stories.

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