This is an eloquent and accessible introduction to one of the most
important writers of the twentieth century. This book provides
biographical and contextual information, but more fundamentally, it
also considers how we might think about an enduringly difficult and
experimental novelist and playwright who often challenges the very
concepts of meaning and interpretation. It deals with his life,
intellectual and cultural background, plays, prose, and critical
response and relates Beckett's work and vision to the culture and
context from which he wrote. McDonald provides a sustained analysis of
the major plays, including Waiting for Godot, Endgame, and Happy Days
and his major prose works including Murphy, Watt and his famous
'trilogy' of novels (Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable). This
introduction concludes by mapping the huge terrain of criticism
Beckett's work has prompted, and it explains the turn in recent years
to understanding Beckett within his historical context.
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ISBN
9780511345883
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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