Beckett: A Guide for the Perplexed by Jonathan Boulter
Beckett: A Guide for the Perplexed
Jonathan Boulter
Page: 200
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9780826481955
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
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Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) is one of the most important twentieth century writers. Seen as both a modernist and postmodernist, his work has influenced generations of playwrights, novelists and poets. Despite his notorious difficulty, Beckett famously refused to offer his readers any help in interpreting his work. Beckett's texts examine key philosophical-humanist questions but his writing is challenging, perplexing and often intimidating for readers. This guide offers students reading Beckett a clear starting point from which to confront some of the most difficult plays and novels produced in the twentieth century, texts which often appear to work on the very edge of meaninglessness. ...
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