A Companion to Samuel Beckett

A Companion to Samuel Beckett
Title A Companion to Samuel Beckett PDF eBook
Author S. E. Gontarski
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 441
Release 2010-03-08
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1405158697

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A collection of original essays by a team of leading Beckett scholars and two of his biographers, Companion to Samuel Beckett provides a comprehensive critical reappraisal of the literary works of Samuel Beckett. Builds on the resurgence of international Beckett scholarship since the centenary of his birth, and reflects the wealth of newly released archival sources Informed by the latest in scholarly, critical, and theoretical debates A valuable addition to contemporary Beckett scholarship, and testament to the enduring influence of Beckett’s work and his position as one of the most important literary figures of our time

The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett

The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett
Title The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett PDF eBook
Author C. J. Ackerly
Publisher Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Pages 608
Release 2007-12-01
Genre Drama
ISBN 9780802199805

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The Nobel Prize winning author Samuel Beckett is a literary treasure, and this work represents the only comprehensive reference to the concepts, characters, and biographical details mentioned by, or related to, Beckett. Painstakingly and lovingly compiled by acclaimed Beckett scholars C.J. Ackerley and S.E. Gontarski, it is alphabetical, cross-referenced, and laid out in a very user-friendly format. The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett provides an organized trove of information for students and scholars alike, and is a must for any serious reader of Beckett. As most Beckettians know, “reading [him] for the first time is an experience like no other in modern literature.” (Paul Auster)

The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett

The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett
Title The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett PDF eBook
Author Dirk Van Hulle
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 267
Release 2015-01-19
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 110707519X

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The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett offers an accessible introduction to issues animating the field of Beckett studies today.

The Cambridge Companion to Beckett

The Cambridge Companion to Beckett
Title The Cambridge Companion to Beckett PDF eBook
Author John Pilling
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 278
Release 1994-03-17
Genre Drama
ISBN 9780521424134

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The world fame of Samuel Beckett is due to a combination of high academic esteem and immense popularity. An innovator in prose fiction to rival Joyce, his plays have been the most influential in modern theatre history. As an author in both English and French and a writer for the page and the stage, Beckett has been the focus for specialist treatment in each of his many guises, but there have been few attempts to provide a conspectus view. This book, first published in 1994, provides thirteen introductory essays on every aspect of Beckett's work, some paying particular attention to his most famous plays (e.g. Waiting for Godot and Endgame) and his prose fictions (e.g. the 'trilogy' and Murphy). Other essays tackle his radio and television drama, his theatre directing and his poetry, followed by more general issues such as Beckett's bilingualism and his relationship to the philosophers. Reference material is provided at the front and back of the book.

The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett

The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett
Title The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett PDF eBook
Author Chris Ackerley
Publisher
Pages 686
Release 2006
Genre
ISBN 9780571227389

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'Reading Beckett for the first time is an experience like no other in modern literature.' - Paul AusterThe Faber Companion is the most comprehensive reference to the ideas, characters, and life of Samuel Beckett. Alphabetically ordered and cross-referenced, it provides a wealth of information for all serious readers of Beckett.'Ackerley and Gontarski have amassed an amazing amount of information about Samuel Beckett and his works. The Faber Companion will prove useful to everyone - from the neophyte who seeks other work by Beckett to the seasoned Beckett scholar who is not necessarily an expert on the writer's use of astrology or zoology. In short, from A to Z, all readers of Beckett will be enriched.' - Ruby Cohn

The Plays of Samuel Beckett

The Plays of Samuel Beckett
Title The Plays of Samuel Beckett PDF eBook
Author Katherine Weiss
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 305
Release 2013-01-31
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1408157306

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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 interveiws and essays from practitioners and scholars.

Philosophy of Samuel Beckett

Philosophy of Samuel Beckett
Title Philosophy of Samuel Beckett PDF eBook
Author John Calder
Publisher Alma Books
Pages 161
Release 2018-01-01
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0714545546

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ncreasingly Samuel Beckett's writing is seen as the culmination of the great literature of the twentieth century - succeeding the work of Proust, Joyce and Kafka. Beckett is a writer whose relevance to his time and use of poetic imagery can be compared to Shakespeare's in the late Renaissance. John Calder has examined the work of Beckett principally for what it has to say about our time in terms of philosophy, theology and ethics, and he points to aspects of his subject's thinking that others have ignored or preferred not to see. Samuel Beckett's acute mind pulled apart with courage and much humour the basic assumptions and beliefs by which most people live. His satire can be biting and his wit devastating. He found no escape from human tragedy in the comforts we build to shield ourselves from reality - even in art, which for most intellectuals has replaced religion. However, he did develop a moral message - one which is in direct contradiction to the values of ambition, success, acquisition and security which is normally held up for admiration, and he looks at the greed, God-worship, and cruelty to others which we increasingly take for granted, in a way that is both unconventional and revolutionary.If this study shocks many readers it is because the honesty, the integrity and the depth of Beckett's thinking - expressed through his novels, plays and poetry, but also through his other writings and correspondence - is itself shocking, to conventional thinking. Yet what he has to say is also comforting. He offers a different ethic and prescription for living - a message based on stoic courage, compassion and an ability to understand and forgive.