Ebook: Beckett/philosophy
- Tags: Beckett Samuel -- 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation. Beckett Samuel -- 1906-1989 -- Philosophy. Philosophy in literature. Art -- Philosophy. Metaphysics in literature. Tragedy -- History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English Irish Scottish Welsh Philosophy. Beckett Samuel -- 1906-1989. Tragedy.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Language: English
- epub
This collection of essays, most of which return to or renew something of an empirical or archival approach to the issues, represents the most comprehensive analysis of Beckett's relationship to philosophy in print, how philosophical issues, conundrums, and themes play out amid narrative intricacies. The volume is thus both an astonishingly comprehensive overview and a series of detailed readings of the intersection Read more...
Abstract: This collection of essays, most of which return to or renew something of an empirical or archival approach to the issues, represents the most comprehensive analysis of Beckett's relationship to philosophy in print, how philosophical issues, conundrums, and themes play out amid narrative intricacies. The volume is thus both an astonishingly comprehensive overview and a series of detailed readings of the intersection between philosophical texts and Samuel Beckett's oeuvre, offered by a plurality of voices and bookended by an historical introduction and a thematic conclusion