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The Chairs is a play by Eugène Ionesco that was first published in Summary Read our full plot summary and analysis of The Chairs, scene by scene break-downs, and more. Contents. Rhinocéros, English / Ionesco, Eugène, ; Chaises, English / Ionesco, Eugène, ; Leçon, English / Ionesco, Eugène, Rhinoceros. Find Rhinoceros, the Chairs, the Lesson by Ionesco, Eugene at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.

The Chairs depicts the futile struggle of two old people to convey the meaning of life to the rest of humanity, while The Lesson is a chilling, but anarchically funny drama of verbal domination. In these three 'antiplays' dream, nonsense and fantasy combine to create an unsettling, bizarre view of society. Read more. Published: 19 September About Eugène Ionesco. Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-born French dramatist. He wrote a series of plays in the mid th century, and was the leading figure of the Theater of the Absurd, a movement which broke with the conventions of traditional theater. Besides Rhinoceros, Ionesco also wrote The Bald Soprano, The Lesson and The Chairs. Last Reviewed on J, by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: The Lesson is a play by Eugene Ionesco. The play about a professor who is between fifty and sixty years old and his student.

Eugène Ionesco's first one-act “antiplay,” The Bald Soprano, inspired a revolution in dramatic techniques and helped inaugurate the Theatre of the Absurd. He followed it with other one-act plays in which illogical events create an atmosphere both comic and grotesque, including The Lesson. His most popular full-length play was Rhinoceros. He was elected to the Académie Française in The Chairs is a play by Eugène Ionesco that was first published in Summary Read our full plot summary and analysis of The Chairs, scene by scene break-downs, and more. Rhinoceros Summary. One sunny Sunday, Berenger and Jean meet at a café. Berenger is unkempt, while Jean wears a neat suit and chastises Berenger for being late. He makes fun of Berenger for wanting to drink so early in the day, especially when Berenger is hung over. Taking issue with Berenger’s clothes, Jean gives him an extra tie, a comb.