Martin Esslin
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Martin Esslin was a theatre critic and scholar best known for popularizing and defining the concept of the Theatre of the Absurd in his influential 1961 book of the same name.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Theatre of the Absurd | 0 |
| Theatre of the Absurd | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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dramaturg ⓘ person ⓘ scholar ⓘ theatre critic ⓘ theatrical movement ⓘ |
| author | Martin Esslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1918-06-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2002-02-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer | BBC ⓘ |
| familyName | Esslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dramatic literature
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radio drama ⓘ theatre studies ⓘ |
| fullName | Martin Julius Esslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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theatre criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical reception of absurdist playwrights
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study of modern drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
book "The Theatre of the Absurd"
NERFINISHED
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popularizing the concept of the Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainSubject | absurdist drama ⓘ |
| movement | modernism (theatre criticism) ⓘ |
| notableIdea | Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drama scholar
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playwright ⓘ radio producer ⓘ theatre critic ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of Radio Drama at the BBC ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| workInstitution | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Eugène Ionesco
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Harold Pinter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Genet NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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