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"As a starting point I consider it necessary to stress that the ensuing discussion pertains first and foremost to Western civilization. I do not mean to make generalizations on universal human nature, unless otherwise stated. Whatever inferences may be drawn from this which may bear on other cultures must be reconsidered in light of the history and social circumstances of the particular culture in consideration.Tragedy and the Theatre of the Absurd seem to be two contradictory terms apparently irreconcilable, or at most an attempt can be made to label absurd drama with a compromis_tic term such as _tragicomedy._ On the surface, indeed, the two dramatic forms appear to be at opposing poles. Traditional tragedy calls to mind a glorious struggle of man against an overpowering force which leads him ultimately to inevitable disaster, suffering of such dignity and stature that the spectators, ordinary citizens that they are, are left in awe in face of the magnificence, and in the process undergo katharsis, the purging of conflicting emotions, that only great drama is supposed to achieve."

"This is the story of one of the most remarkable figures of our time - Professor Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge genius who has earned an international reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. This is not quite a biography; it is more the story of one man's quest to find the 'Theory of Everything'. Stephen Hawking's life and work have produced a multitude of amazing paradoxes: beginnings may be endings, two great scientific theories taken together may seem to give us nonsense, empty space isn't empty, and black holes aren't black. Cruel circumstances can lead to happiness, and fame and success may not. A man whose appearance inspires shock and pity takes us to where the boundaries of space and time ought to be - but are not. Substantially updated with new information drawn from interviews with Professor Hawking regarding his theories and personal life, together with fascinating new photographs from his early life to the present day, this is an insightful and captivating account of an extraordinary life and a brilliant mind"