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15%OFFProf. Enoch Brater - Ten Ways of Thinking About Samuel Beckett: The Falsetto of Reason - 9781408137222 - V9781408137222
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Ten Ways of Thinking About Samuel Beckett: The Falsetto of Reason

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Description for Ten Ways of Thinking About Samuel Beckett: The Falsetto of Reason Paperback. In this volume of essays addressing the author's drama, novels, short stories and poetry, renowned Beckett scholar Enoch Brater offers a variety of delightfully original, playful and intriguing studies of Beckett's work. For theatre audiences and Beckett readers it will provide a fresh approach to this great writer. Series: Diaries, Letters and Essays. Num Pages: 208 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Beckett is acknowledged as one of the greatest playwrights and most innovative fiction writers of the twentieth century with an international appeal that bridges both general and more specialist readers. This collection of essays by renowned Beckett scholar Enoch Brater offers a delightfully original, playful and intriguing series of approaches to Beckett's drama, fiction and poetry.

Beginning with a chapter entitled ‘Things to Ponder While Waiting for Godot', each essay deftly illuminates aspects of Beckett's thinking and craft, making astute and often surprising discoveries along the way. In a series of beguiling discussions such as 'From Dada to ... Read more

‘An eloquent, witty and erudite collection of essays that illuminates Beckett's drama and prose fiction from a number of complementary perspectives. Brater's precise explication of the interwoven tropes of language and mise-en-scène is combined with a fine grasp of the overarching structure of work ... to create a rich and suggestive series of reflections on Beckett's aesthetics.' - Robert Gordon, Professor of Drama, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Diaries, Letters and Essays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408137222
SKU
V9781408137222
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About Prof. Enoch Brater
Enoch Brater is the Kenneth T. Rowe Collegiate Professor of Dramatic Literature; Professor of English and Theater, University of Michigan and the series editor of Methuen Drama's Miller scholarly editions. He has written extensively on the work of Samuel Beckett and Arthur Miller.

Reviews for Ten Ways of Thinking About Samuel Beckett: The Falsetto of Reason
'Those who are still intimidated by Beckett's reputation should read Enoch Brater's witty, stimulating, brilliantly discursive reflections on his work. They'll end up finding both the writer and the critic far more entertaining than they dared suspect.'
Benedict Nightingale
‘An eloquent, witty and erudite collection of essays that illuminates Beckett's drama and prose fiction from a number of ... Read more

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