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The World of Samuel Beckett, 1906-1946: 1906-46
Lois Gordon
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paperback. Samuel Beckett has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this book, the author offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed and disturbed and shows him as a kind and generous man. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Samuel Beckett, whose play Waiting for Godot was one of the most influential works for the post-World War II generation, has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this provocative book, Lois Gordon offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed, and disturbed. Gordon investigates the first forty years of Beckett's life and finds that he was, on the contrary, a kind and generous man who responded sensitively and even heroically to the world around him.
Gordon describes the various places and events that affected Beckett during this ... Read more
Samuel Beckett, whose play Waiting for Godot was one of the most influential works for the post-World War II generation, has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this provocative book, Lois Gordon offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed, and disturbed. Gordon investigates the first forty years of Beckett's life and finds that he was, on the contrary, a kind and generous man who responded sensitively and even heroically to the world around him.
Gordon describes the various places and events that affected Beckett during this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300074956
SKU
KMK0019004
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Ref
99-1
About Lois Gordon
Lois Gordon is professor of English and comparative literature at Fairleigh Dickinson University and co-author of American Chronicle, now in its third, expanded edition.
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