Absurdism - Definition and Overview

Absurdism is a philosophy, usually translated into different art forms, that holds that any attempt to understand the universe will fail.

The Absurdist philosophy finds its roots in the existential despair that swept over Europe in the wake of World War I and World War II, as articulated in Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus.

Examples

• Franz Kafka
• Theatre of the Absurd
• Albert Camus' novels The Stranger and The Fall.
• Pigeon Egg Strategy
• Daniil Kharms
• Bruno Schulz
• Nikolai Gogol

See also

• Theatre of the Absurd