Arthur Adamov

Lara Alexandra Cox (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by David Houston Jones, University of Exeter
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.07: French Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 23 Aug 1908
Died 15 Mar 1970
Activity 1928-1970

Places

Born in Russia
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist
Story-writer

Resources

Adamov's Works

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Arthur Adamov was a Russian-born playwright who came to be identified as an avant-gardist in French theatre following the Second World War. Typically associated with the Theatre of the Absurd, the playwright featured on the Parisian theatre scene until the year of his death in 1970. Although commonly dubbed an exponent of the Absurd, Adamov's plays proved to outstrip this categorisation; his theatre changed dramatically over the course of 25 years. From his early work that focused on the concerns of the individual, to his political theatre that took inspiration from Brechtian theatre theory and underscored the preoccupations of the collective, Adamov's theatre must be noted for its plasticity and experimental nature.

Born in 1908 in Kislovodsk to a wealthy family who made their fortune in

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Citation: Cox, Lara Alexandra. "Arthur Adamov". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 April 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=21, accessed 22 November 2024.]