The Plays of Samuel Beckett
Synopsis
Beckett remains one of the most important writers of the twentieth century whose radical experimentations in form and content won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. This Critical Companion encompasses his plays for the stage, radio and television, and will be indispensable to students of his work.Challenging and at times perplexing, Beckett's work is represented on almost every literature, theatre and Irish studies curriculum in universities in North America, Europe and Australia. Katherine Weiss' admirably clear study of his work provides the perfect companion, illuminating each play and Beckett's vision, and investigating his experiments with the body, voice and technology. It includes in-depth studies of the major works Waiting for Godot, Endgame and Krapp's Last Tape, and as with other volumes in Methuen Drama's Critical Companions series it features too a series of essays by other scholars and practitioners offering different critical perspectives on Beckett in performance that will inform students' own critical thinking. Together with a series of resources including a chronology and a list of further reading, this is ideal for all students and readers of Beckett's work.Book details
- Series:
- Critical Companions
- Author:
- Katherine Weiss, Xerxes Mehta, Nicholas Johnson, Graley Herren, Dustin Anderson
- ISBN:
- 9781408145593
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781408145579
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2019-01-13
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Copyright by:
- Katherine Weiss, Xerxes Mehta, Nicholas Johnson, Graley Herren, Dustin Anderson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction