This paper is a study of narrative embedding, which, as a rewarding method of plot construction in narrative texts, constitutes an important component in the poetic presentation of theme on the Absurdist stage.

• 摘要本文探讨了嵌入式叙事模式在两部荒诞派戏剧经典名作贝克特的《克拉普的最后一盘录音带》和阿尔比的《动物园的故事》中的共性和特质，指出这一叙事策略的不同形态在两剧中的诗性特征。