Rhinoceros (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugene Ionesco
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: Mid-twentieth century
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: France or French people, Communication, Human behavior, Loneliness, Animals, Metamorphosis or transmogrification, Rhinoceros
- Locales: France
Places Discussed
Town square. Typical small French town, perhaps close to Paris, in which the play opens shortly before noon on a sunny summer Sunday. The grocer’s is open, as is the café- bar with chairs and tables outside. Although the time period is not made clear, it is probably a couple of decades earlier than the time of writing.
Office. Place where Berenger works, in which the play’s second act opens. It may or may not be a government office; it has an old-fashioned air, with pens and an inkwell mentioned, as well as typewriters, chairs, tables, and desks,...
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