EXISTENTIALISM
๐ It's a philosophical and literary movement that was emerged in Europe in the early 20th century, and became popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
๐ It focuses on the individual experience of the human condition and the search for meaning in life.
๐ Existentialist Literature often explores themes such as freedom, authenticity, isolation and struggle to find meaning in life.
๐ In it the Character face difficult challenges and must make choices that have profound implications.
๐ Existentialist philosophers explore questions related to the meaning, purpose, and value of human existence.
๐ Major Figures
A- Soren Kierkegarnd, Friedrich Nistzsche and Fyodor Dostoevsky
B- Jean- Paul-Sarte, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Simon de Beauvoir, Karl Jaspers, Gabriel Marcel and Paul Tillich, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett.
๐ Jean- Paul-Sarte (the key figure)
Novel- Nausea, play- No Exit
---> ' Existence precedes essence '
๐ The term was coined by Gabriel Marcel,
But was applied by Jean-Paul-Sarte.
๐ Major Works
A- Being and Nothingness -- Jean-Paul- Sarte.
B- Nausea- Jean Paul Sarte
C- The stranger - Albert Camus
D- The myth of Sisyphus -- Albert Camus
E- Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
F- The trial - Franz Kafka
G- No Exit - Jean- Paul- Sarte
๐ Existentialist Literature often challenges traditional notions of plot and narrative structure, and instead emphasizes the exploration of psychological and philosophical themes.
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