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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816895703321

Autore

Weiss Katherine

Titolo

The plays of Samuel Beckett / / Katherine Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Methuen Drama, 2013

ISBN

1-283-85370-1

1-4081-4558-8

1-4081-4559-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 pages)

Collana

Critical companions

Disciplina

822.912

Soggetti

English drama - 20th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Stage Plays; Waiting for Godot; Endgame; Krapp's Last Tape; Happy Days; Play; Come and Go; Footfalls; Conclusion; 2 The Radio Plays; All That Fall; Embers; The Old Tune; Words and Music, Cascando, Rough for Radio I, Rough for Radio II; Conclusion; 3 The Teleplays; Eh Joe; Ghost Trio; ... but the clouds . . .; Nacht und Träume; Quad; What Where; Conclusion; 4 Critical Perspectives; Ghosts: Chaos and Freedom in Beckett's Spectral Theatre; A Spectrum of Fidelity, an Ethic of Impossibility: Directing Beckett.

Beckett on Television, Beckett on Love: A Response to BadiouKrapp's Last Tape and Mapping Modern Memory; 5 Interviews; Wendy Salkind on Not I; Bill Largess on Ohio Impromptu; Wendy Salkind, Peggy Yates and Bill Largess on Play; Sam McCready on That Time and Ohio Impromptu; Conclusion; Notes; Chronology of selected events, performances and publications; Further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Credits.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Plays of Samuel Beckett' provides a stimulating analysis of Beckett's entire dramatic oeuvre, encompassing his stage, radio and television plays. Ideal for students, this major study combines analysis of each play by Katherine Weiss with interviews and essays from practitioners and scholars.