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Author Murphy, P. J. (Peter John), 1946-

Title Beckett's Dedalus : dialogical engagements with Joyce in Beckett's fiction / P.J. Murphy
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2009 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Gibson Library Connections, 2010)

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages)
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
Contents Prolegomenon to Any Future Beckett Criticism -- 1. Portraits of the Artist as a Young Critic: Beckett's 'Dante ... Bruno ... Vico ... Joyce' and the Rewriting of Joyce in 'Assumption' -- 2. Dreams of a Fair to Middling Critic-Artist: The Nature of Symbol in Proust and the Role of Portrait as 'Structural Convenience' in Beckett's First Novel -- 3. Re-joyce-ing Murphy -- 4. What's What in Watt -- 5. Pseudocouple Dante-Joyce: The Nature of the 'Revelation' in Mercier and Camier and Stories -- 6. Not So 'Distant Music': Joycean Counterpoint in the Trilogy -- 7. Critical Beckett: Incorporating Joyce in the Post-Trilogy Works
Summary Paying close attention to the extensive network of allusions Beckett derived from Joyce's writing, P.J. Murphy reveals how Beckett consistently echoed and engaged in dialogue with Joyce's works
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Fictional works
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Influence
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Portrait of the artist as a young man.
SUBJECT Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 fast
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 fast
Portrait of the artist as a young man (Joyce, James) fast
Subject LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Criticism and interpretation
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442687400
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