| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
Anthem studies in theatre and performance ; 1 |
| Contents |
Cover; Front Matter; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Epigraph; Table of contents; Author's Note; Chapters I-XII; Samuel Beckett (1906-1989): The Last Literary Giant; Dialogue I Messianism: Pros and Cons; Dialogue II The Tyranny of the Emancipated Mind; Dialogue III The Fiasco of Self-Creation; Dialogue IV Incorrigible Optimism; Dialogue V The Comic Side of Pessimism; Dialogue VI Life as Purgatory; Dialogue VII Darkness and Forms of Speech; Dialogue VIII Inventing Oneself; Dialogue IX Life Without a Father; Dialogue X Creatures of the Night |
| Summary |
'Dialogues on Beckett' is a collection of 12 conversations about 12 plays by Samuel Beckett, discussions about the meaning of life and the universe between an agnostic and a Christian, based on a close reading of the text |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 |
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Christianity in literature.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Drama.
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Christianity in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781783088959 |
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1783088958 |
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9781783088966 |
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1783088966 |
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