| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Miscellaneous Rubbish; Chapter 1 Relics; Fugitive Writing; Relics; Bowler Hats; Bourgeois Bowlers; Comic Bowlers; Thinking Caps; Old Boots; Humble Relics; Mismatched and Ill-fitting Boots; Old Boots as Still Lifes; Old Boots and Death; Old Boots and the Twentieth Century; Chapter 2 Heirlooms; Sites of Memory; Heirlooms; Paternal Heirloom; Greatcoats; Maternal Heirlooms; Ladies' Hats; Widow's Weeds; Maternal Beds; Rocking Chairs |
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Authorial Mothers and Silent FathersChapter 3 Props; Literary Prosthetics; Props; Bicycles; Wheelchairs; Crutches; Sticks; Literary Prosthetics and Ethics; Chapter 4 Treasure; Storytelling Objects; Treasure; Fictional Pockets and Dramatic Bags; Winnie and Malone's Inventories; Winnie and Malone as Prisoners and Castaways; Malone Dies and Happy Days: Twin Texts and Turning Points; Conclusion: Beckett's Art of Salvage; Extinct Materials; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Films; Index |
| Summary |
The first book to map Samuel Beckett's material imagination, presenting a fresh understanding of his fiction, drama, poetry and film |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 17, 2017) |
| Subject |
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 fast |
| Subject |
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781316754504 |
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1316754502 |
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9781316748718 |
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1316748715 |
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1316752577 |
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9781316752579 |
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9781316711521 |
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1316711528 |
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