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Samuel Beckett: "Waiting for Godot", "Endgame" (Icon Readers' Guides)
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Product Description
In this Readers' Guide, Peter Boxall traces critical responses to Waiting for Godot and Endgame from the 1950s to the present day. The guide presents the major debates that surround these works as they develop, from Martin Esslin's early appropriation of the plays as examples of the Theatre of the Absurd, to recent poststructuralist and postcolonial readings by critics such as Steven Connor, Mary Bryden and Declan Kiberd. Throughout, Boxall clarifies and contextualises critical responses to the plays, and considers the difficult relationship between Beckett and his critics. The ongoing attempt to interpret these enigmatic works not only sheds light on the plays themselves, but also helps us to understand the promise and the limits of our own critical discourses. The Guide explores the mutually enlightening relationship as it has evolved over the last five decades.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #594514 in Books
- Published on: 2000-04-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 206 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticism having a history." --Rachel Bowlby, University of York
"The series looks really excellent--attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money." --Ronald Knowles, University of Reading
About the Author
PETER BOXALL is Lecturer in English at the University of Sussex.
