When Samuel Beckett first came to international prominence with the success of Waiting for Godot, many critics believed the play was divorced from any recognisable 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 Beckett'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…mehr
When Samuel Beckett first came to international prominence with the success of Waiting for Godot, many critics believed the play was divorced from any recognisable 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 Beckett'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.
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.
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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