Published in association with the seminar series of the same name held by the University of Oxford; Samuel Beckett: Debts and Legacies presents the best new scholarship addressing the sources; development and ongoing influence of Samuel Becketts work. Edited by convenors Dr Peter Fifield and Dr David Addyman; the volume presents ten research essays by leading international scholars ranging across Becketts work; opening up new avenues of enquiry and association for scholars; students and readers of Becketts work.Among the subjects covered the volume includes studies of:middot;Beckett and the influence of new media 1956-1960middot;the influence of silent film on Becketts workmiddot;death; loss and Ireland in Becketts drama - tracing Irish references in Becketts plays from the 1950s and 1960s; including Endgame; All That Fall; Krapps Last Tape and Eh Joemiddot;a consideration of Becketts theatrical notebooks and annotated copies of his plays which provide a unique insight into his attitude toward the staging of his plays; the ways he himself interpreted his texts and approached theatrical practice.middot;the French text of the novel Mercier et Camier; which both biographically and aesthetically appeared at a very significant moment in Becketts career and indicates a crucial development in his writingmiddot;the matter of tone in Becketts drama; offering a new reading of the ways in which this elusive property emerges and can be read in the relationship between published text; canon and performance
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The story wasnt that compelling; and the transcription was ...By kdThe story wasnt that compelling; and the transcription was awful--line breaks were often in the middle of a word; making the vernacular dialog harder to read with any sort of normal flow. I finished it; but Im not sure why I bothered. Not much resolution to the relationships.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. outstanding!By CustomerThis is simply a brilliant play about how a pair of newlyweds rub the rough edges off of each other. Consistent in all of the chacters and deeply penetrating - truly a classic - outstanding. The vernacular in which the play is written is difficult at first; but serves to insert the reader into the very minds of the characters. What an inventive way of allowing the reader to get into the swim of the drama!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. ForgetableBy Yvonne H. MarshallI read the book a few months ago and dont remember one thing about it. It certainly didnt make a good enough impression on me to recommend to anyone else.