John Fletcher, John Spurling

Beckett the Playwright

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1985, stresses Beckett's success as an innovator in the theatre through a close reading and analysis of his plays. 'Their analysis is clever yet level-headed, readable but does not shirk complexities.' (TES). 'Brilliant collection of essays on Beckett and his works.' (Irish Times)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780367747114
• ISBN-10: 0367747111
• Artikelnr.: 69935945

Autorenporträt

John Fletcher and John Spurling

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The One That Got Away: Eleuthéria 3. Bailing Out the Silence: Waiting for Godot 4. Son of Oedipus: Endgame 5. Love and Doom in an Irish Suburb: All That Fall 6. Death and the Maiden: Krapp's Last Tape 7. Hectoring Voices in the Head: Embers
Eh Joe
Words and Music
Cascando
Ghost Trio
... but the clouds...
Rough for Radio 8. Blaze of Hellish Light: Happy Days 9. The Net Closes: Play 10. Into Action: Acts Without Words
Film
Come and Go
Breath 11. Last Ditch: Not I
That Time
Footfalls 12. Performance and Response 13. Still Struggling: Human Wishes
A Piece of Monologue
Rockaby
Ohio Impromptu
Quad
Catastrophe
Nacht und Träume
What Where