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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827291203321

Autore

Boulter Jonathan <1967->

Titolo

Beckett : a guide for the perplexed / / Jonathan Boulter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008

ISBN

1-4411-8096-6

1-283-27168-0

9786613271686

1-4411-2598-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

Guides for the perplexed series

Disciplina

848/.914

Soggetti

French literature - 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 bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I: Drama; Part II: Prose; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written in clear, accessible language, this guide challenges and encourages students to grapple with the difficult ideas and questions posed by Beckett's texts.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 intimidatin