Análisis de Fando y Lis, una Obra del Teatro del Absurdo de Fernando Arrabal

Abstract

The present study investigates the Theatre of the Absurd for the Spanish playwright, Fernando Arrabal, particularly the first phase of his works. Fando y Lis (1955), which is considered one of the most remarkable works in this period, was selected for analysis. Born in Melilla (1932), Arrabal chose a voluntary exile for himself in France since 1955 owing to the repressive regime of Franco. Framing himself in a queer and controversial pattern, he is one of the famous Spanish playwrights in the second half of 20th century. Because of his audacious works, he surpassed his contemporary writers to the global recognition. His works are popular in Europe and are highly appreciated by critics, especially El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria (1977) and El cementerio de Automóviles (1977). The author began his career with quite creative works of art. He wrote plays where death is ever present not as a destination from a philosophical point of view, but as a ritual ceremony. In Fando y Lis, Arrabal presents a universe dominated by anxiety and meaningless, using the most absurd dialogue and situations, strange and inconceivable objects. Fando y Lisis a work marked by its absurd scenes, dialogue incongruous repetitive language and presents characters who are on their way to Tar (walking to get the reality, happiness, freedom, heaven, etc.). Through Fando y Lis, we try to prove the literary and artistic value of Arrabal works, and how they reflected the crises and destruction that happened in Spain and Europe after the Civil Spanish War and World War II.