{"product_id":"samuel-beckett-in-context-hardback-9781107017030","title":"Samuel Beckett in Context (Hardback) 9781107017030","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSamuel Beckett in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides a comprehensive exploration of Beckett's historical, cultural and philosophical contexts, offering new critical insights for scholars and general readers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnthony Uhlmann (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107017030, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 February 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e490 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen Samuel Beckett first came to international prominence with the success of Waiting for Godot, many critics believed the play was divorced from any recognisable context. The two tramps, and the master and servant they encounter, seemed to represent no one and everyone. Today, critics challenge the assumption that Beckett aimed to break definitively with context, highlighting images, allusions and motifs that tether Beckett's writings to real people, places and issues in his life. This wide-ranging collection of essays from 37 renowned Beckett scholars reveals how extensively Beckett entered into dialogue with important literary traditions and the realities of his time. Drawing on his major works, as well as on a range of letters and theoretical notebooks, the essays are designed to complement each other, building a broad overview that will allow students and scholars to come away with a better sense of Beckett's life, writings and legacy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Permissions and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Anthony Uhlmann\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Landscapes and Formation: 1. Childhood and Portora Russell Smith\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dublin and environs John Pilling\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trinity College Dublin S. E. Gontarski\u003cbr\u003e 4. L'Ecole Normale Anthony Cordingley\u003cbr\u003e 5. Paris, Roussillon, Ussy Jean-Michel Rabaté\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Social and Political Contexts: 6. Ireland: 1906–45 Patrick Bixby\u003cbr\u003e 7. France: 1928–39 Garin Dowd\u003cbr\u003e 8. England: 1933–6 Peter Marks\u003cbr\u003e 9. Germany: c.1936–7 Mark Nixon\u003cbr\u003e 10. France: World War Two Lois Gordon\u003cbr\u003e 11. France, Europe, the world: 1945–62 Julian Murphet\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Milieus and Movements: 12. Modernism: Dublin\/Paris\/London Paul Sheehan\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Joyce circle Sam Slote\u003cbr\u003e 14. Post-World War Two Paris Shane Weller\u003cbr\u003e 15. Staging plays Anthony Uhlmann\u003cbr\u003e 16. Working on radio Urlika Maude\u003cbr\u003e 17. Working on film and television Graley Herren\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 'The Humanities I Had': Literature: 18. Irish literature Seán Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e 19. English literature Mark Byron\u003cbr\u003e 20. French literature Angela Moorjani\u003cbr\u003e 21. Italian literature Daniela Caselli\u003cbr\u003e Part V. 'The Humanities I Had': Arts: 22. Visual arts Nico Israel\u003cbr\u003e 23. Music Catherine Laws\u003cbr\u003e 24. Cinema Matthijs Engelberts\u003cbr\u003e 25. Popular culture Jane Goodall\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. 'The Humanities I Had': Systems of Knowledge and Belief: 26. Philosophy Matthew Feldman\u003cbr\u003e 27. Psychology Laura Salisbury\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Bible Chris Ackerley\u003cbr\u003e 29. The occult Minako Okamuro\u003cbr\u003e 30. Science and mathematics Hugh Culik\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Language and Form: 31. Language and representation Daniel Katz\u003cbr\u003e 32. Self-translation Corinne Scheiner\u003cbr\u003e 33. Theatre forms Enoch Brater\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Reception and Remains: 34. Initial reception James Gourley\u003cbr\u003e 35. Influence Michael D'Arcy\u003cbr\u003e 36. Notebooks and other manuscripts Dirk Van Hulle\u003cbr\u003e 37. 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