The English Renaissance in the late 16th and early 17th century was influenced by the Italian Renaissance and promoted advances in arts, literature, and philosophy. Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and William Shakespeare were among the greatest playwrights of the time, with Shakespeare popularizing new genres. The theater flourished under Queen Elizabeth’s patronage, and the works […]
The Theater of the Absurd was a mid-20th century movement that rejected realism and formal conventions. Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, Arthur Adamov, Jean Genet, and Harold Pinter were leading playwrights. Their works featured minimalist sets, repetitive dialogue, and archetypal characters. Theater of the Absurd was a mid-20th century theater movement that began as a reaction […]
