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The Irish Beckett (Irish Studies)
John P. Harrington
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Description for The Irish Beckett (Irish Studies)
Hardcover. Breaking with tradition, this text argues that many of Beckett's texts are deeply involved in Irish issues and situations. It provides an understanding of Beckett's work in its representation of Ireland, of Irish history, and of Irish literary traditions. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Breaking with a powerful tradition among scholars that insists that Beckett’s Irishness is no more than an accident of birth, Harrington provides compelling evidence to the ways in which many of Beckett’s best-known texts are deeply involved in Irish issues and situations. Providing new readings of such works as More Pricks Than Kicks, Murphy, Watt, Mercier and Camier, Waiting for Godot, and Endgame, Harrington provides an understanding of Beckett’s work in its representation of Ireland, of Irish history, and of Irish literary traditions.
Breaking with a powerful tradition among scholars that insists that Beckett’s Irishness is no more than an accident of birth, Harrington provides compelling evidence to the ways in which many of Beckett’s best-known texts are deeply involved in Irish issues and situations. Providing new readings of such works as More Pricks Than Kicks, Murphy, Watt, Mercier and Camier, Waiting for Godot, and Endgame, Harrington provides an understanding of Beckett’s work in its representation of Ireland, of Irish history, and of Irish literary traditions.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Syracuse University Press New York
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Irish Studies
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815625285
SKU
V9780815625285
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99-32
Reviews for The Irish Beckett (Irish Studies)
The scholarly feat of the book . . . lies in Harrington’s industrious inspection of the critical, historical, and literary phenomena that formed the cultural atmosphere around Beckett. Harrington’s arguments are carefully wrought and convincing. Harrington makes a contribution to Beckett studies by reminding critics that Ireland shaped the man and undergirds many of the works.