Beckett : a guide for the perplexed /
Written in clear, accessible language, this guide challenges and encourages students to grapple with the difficult ideas and questions posed by Beckett's texts. Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) is one of the most important twentieth century writers, seen as both a modernist and postmodernist, his wor...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2008.
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Colección: | Guides for the perplexed.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Written in clear, accessible language, this guide challenges and encourages students to grapple with the difficult ideas and questions posed by Beckett's texts. Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) is one of the most important twentieth century writers, seen as both a modernist and postmodernist, his work has influenced generations of playwrights, novelists and poets. Despite his notorious difficulty, Beckett famously refused to offer his readers any help in interpreting his work. Beckett's texts examine key philosophical-humanist questions but his writing is challenging, perplexing and often intimidatin. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (186 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-177) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781441125989 1441125981 1283271680 9781283271684 9781472542984 1472542983 9781441180964 1441180966 |