Samuel Beckett in Context
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- Editor: Anthony Uhlmann, University of Western Sydney
- Date Published: December 2015
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When Samuel Beckett first came to international prominence with the success of Waiting for Godot, many critics believed the play was divorced from any recognizable context. The two tramps, and the master and servant they encounter, seemed to represent no one and everyone. Today, critics challenge the assumption that Beckett aimed to break definitively with context, highlighting images, allusions, and motifs that tether Becket's writings to real people, places, and issues in his life. This wide-ranging collection of essays from 37 renowned Beckett scholars reveals how extensively Beckett entered into dialogue with important literary traditions and the realities of his time. Drawing on his major works, as well as on a range of letters and theoretical notebooks, the essays are designed to complement each other, building a broad overview that will allow students and scholars to come away with a better sense of Beckett's life, writings, and legacy.
Read more- Provides a comprehensive map of the contexts most important to Beckett's works
- Up-to-date essays by leading scholars draw upon recent advances in the field related to newly available correspondence and archive material
- Essays are designed to complement each other, meaning students will benefit from reading them individually or all together
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- Date Published: December 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107454002
- length: 490 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 153 x 28 mm
- weight: 0.74kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Notes on contributors
Permissions and acknowledgements
Chronology
List of abbreviations
Introduction Anthony Uhlmann
Part I. Landscapes and Formation:
1. Childhood and Portora Russell Smith
2. Dublin and environs John Pilling
3. Trinity College Dublin S. E. Gontarski
4. L'Ecole Normale Anthony Cordingley
5. Paris, Roussillon, Ussy Jean-Michel Rabaté
Part II. Social and Political Contexts:
6. Ireland:
1906–45 Patrick Bixby
7. France:
1928–39 Garin Dowd
8. England:
1933–6 Peter Marks
9. Germany: c.1936–7 Mark Nixon
10. France: World War Two Lois Gordon
11. France, Europe, the world:
1945–62 Julian Murphet
Part III. Milieus and Movements:
12. Modernism: Dublin/Paris/London Paul Sheehan
13. The Joyce circle Sam Slote
14. Post-World War Two Paris Shane Weller
15. Staging plays Anthony Uhlmann
16. Working on radio Urlika Maude
17. Working on film and television Graley Herren
Part IV. 'The Humanities I Had': Literature:
18. Irish literature Seán Kennedy
19. English literature Mark Byron
20. French literature Angela Moorjani
21. Italian literature Daniela Caselli
Part V. 'The Humanities I Had': Arts:
22. Visual arts Nico Israel
23. Music Catherine Laws
24. Cinema Matthijs Engelberts
25. Popular culture Jane Goodall
Part VI. 'The Humanities I Had': Systems of Knowledge and Belief:
26. Philosophy Matthew Feldman
27. Psychology Laura Salisbury
28. The Bible Chris Ackerley
29. The occult Minako Okamuro
30. Science and mathematics Hugh Culik
Part VII. Language and Form:
31. Language and representation Daniel Katz
32. Self-translation Corinne Scheiner
33. Theatre forms Enoch Brater
Part VIII. Reception and Remains:
34. Initial reception James Gourley
35. Influence Michael D'Arcy
36. Notebooks and other manuscripts Dirk Van Hulle
37. Letters Lois Overbeck.
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