Eluding the Void: Art and Humor as Anodynes for Witkiewicz, Beckett, and Faulkner

The author considers the extent to which the literary workof these writers was driven by a response to the apparent vacuousness of existence. A brief overview of their lives traces the interplay of eschatological questions and the forces of creativity. Impressions gleaned from such varied backgro...

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Main Author: J. Greg Perkins
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University 2013-12-01
Series:The Polish Journal of Aesthetics
Online Access:https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/138871840/eik_31_20.pdf/1d1e53ad-5f92-4956-98be-6a593d61d0d7