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Description for Beckett and Philosophy
Hardcover. This text examines and interrogates the relationships between Samuel Beckett's works and contemporary French and German thought. The collection takes a look as issues such as postmodern and poststructuralist thought in relation to Beckett studies. Editor(s): Lane, Richard. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Beckett and Philosophy examines and interrogates the relationships between Samuel Beckett's works and contemporary French and German thought. There are two wide-ranging overview chapters by Richard Begam (Beckett and Postfoundationalism) and Robert Eaglestone (Beckett via Literary and Philosophical Theories), and individual chapters on Beckett, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, Merleau-Ponty, Adorno, Habermas, Heidegger and Nietzsche. The collection takes a fresh look as issues such as postmodern and poststructuralist thought in relation to Beckett studies, providing useful overview chapters and original essays.
Beckett and Philosophy examines and interrogates the relationships between Samuel Beckett's works and contemporary French and German thought. There are two wide-ranging overview chapters by Richard Begam (Beckett and Postfoundationalism) and Robert Eaglestone (Beckett via Literary and Philosophical Theories), and individual chapters on Beckett, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, Merleau-Ponty, Adorno, Habermas, Heidegger and Nietzsche. The collection takes a fresh look as issues such as postmodern and poststructuralist thought in relation to Beckett studies, providing useful overview chapters and original essays.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333918791
SKU
V9780333918791
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About N/A
GARY BANHAM Lecturer, Bolton Institute and Teacher of Philosophy, Adult Education Authority, Manchester STEVE BARFIELD Senior Lecturer in English Literacy and Cultural Studies, University of Westminster RICHARD BEGAM Professor of English, University of Madison MARY BRYDEN Senior Lecturer, Department of French Studies, University of Reading DAVID CUNNINGHAM Lecturer in English, University of Westminster ROBERT EAGLESTONE Lecturer in Twentieth Century Literature, ... Read more
Reviews for Beckett and Philosophy
'A stimulating foray into European history of ideas in the 20th century, this title reveals, by yet another measure, Beckett's critically important place.' - J.Schlueter, Choice