The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett / (Record no. 7569)

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ISBN 9780521547383
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
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Classification number 848.91409
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Personal name McDonald, Ronan
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Title The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett /
Statement of responsibility, etc Ronan McDonald
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Place of publication United Kingdom :
Name of publisher Cambridge University Press,
Year of publication ©2007.
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Number of Pages x, 140p.; 23cm.
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Title Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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Formatted contents note Preface<br/>1. Beckett's life<br/>2. Intellectual and cultural contexts<br/>3. Plays<br/>4. Prose<br/>5. Beckett criticism<br/>Guide to further reading<br/>Index.
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Summary, etc This is an eloquent and accessible introduction to one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. This book provides biographical and contextual information, but more fundamentally, it also considers how we might think about an enduringly difficult and experimental novelist and playwright who often challenges the very concepts of meaning and interpretation. It deals with his life, intellectual and cultural background, plays, prose, and critical response and relates Beckett's work and vision to the culture and context from which he wrote. McDonald provides a sustained analysis of the major plays, including Waiting for Godot, Endgame, and Happy Days and his major prose works including Murphy, Watt and his famous 'trilogy' of novels (Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable). This introduction concludes by mapping the huge terrain of criticism Beckett's work has prompted, and it explains the turn in recent years to understanding Beckett within his historical context.
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Topical Term French & related literatures 
General subdivision 1945-1999 
-- Individual Author; Beckett
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      Humanities Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati General Stacks 22/09/2025 Shri Raghavendra Global Books 1609.57 9366 848.91409 McdC (11464) 11464 Copy 01 2367.02 22/09/2025 Books