The Representation of Ancient Traditions in Waiting for Godot

The aim of this study is to identify the representation of ancient traditions in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, which is one of the most significant works of Absurd Drama. This study will explore which ancient traditions are used in the work, and seek to determine how these traditions can potentially contribute to the interpretation of the work. Absurd Drama emerged from the traumas humanity endured after World War II, and it suggests that the meaning has been lost in the absurd universe. Humanity has started to regard the values and concepts to which they had attached great importance before. Humanity feels destitute and helpless. Martin Esslin, who coined the term 'The Theater of the Absurd' and was a prominent critic in this field, stated that absurd drama employs some ancient traditions. Based on the ideas of Esslin, this study aims to reveal the relationship between the use of ancient traditions in the work and the ways in which the use of ancient traditions contributes to the philosophy of absurd drama

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Samuel Beckett and Modernism · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Theatre and Performance Studies