The Unhappy Consciousness. The Poetic Plight of Samuel Beckett, an Inquiry at the Intersection of Phenomenology and Literature.
Eugene F. Kaelin
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Description for The Unhappy Consciousness. The Poetic Plight of Samuel Beckett, an Inquiry at the Intersection of Phenomenology and Literature.
Hardback. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
In the wake of so many other keys to the treasure, whoever undertakes still another book of criticism on the novels and drama of Samuel Beckett must assume the grave burden of justifying the attempt, especially for him who like one of John Barth's recent fictional characterizations of himself, believes that the key to the treasure is the treasure itself. No one will ever have the privilege of the last word on these texts, since any words other than the author's own found therein must be referred back to the text themselves for cautious verification. Indeed, the words the author ... Read more
In the wake of so many other keys to the treasure, whoever undertakes still another book of criticism on the novels and drama of Samuel Beckett must assume the grave burden of justifying the attempt, especially for him who like one of John Barth's recent fictional characterizations of himself, believes that the key to the treasure is the treasure itself. No one will ever have the privilege of the last word on these texts, since any words other than the author's own found therein must be referred back to the text themselves for cautious verification. Indeed, the words the author ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Analecta Husserliana
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027713131
SKU
V9789027713131
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Reviews for The Unhappy Consciousness. The Poetic Plight of Samuel Beckett, an Inquiry at the Intersection of Phenomenology and Literature.
`This monograph offers a highly original perspective to the body of Beckett scholarship. It will interest philosophers involved with aesthetics, phenomenology, and literature, literary critics, and those concerned with literary studies and poetics.' The Modern Schoolman (November 1983)