Beckett Canon

Name: Beckett Canon
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ISBN: 9780472031313

ISBN-10: 0472031317

ISBN-13: 9780472031313

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ruby Cohn

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Samuel Beckett is unique in literature. Born and educated in Ireland, he lived most of his life in Paris. His literary output was rendered in either English or French, and he often translated one to the other, but there is disagreement about the contents of his bilingual corpus. A Beckett Canon by renowned theater scholar Ruby Cohn offers an invaluable guide to the entire corpus, commenting on Beckett's work in its original language. Beginning in 1929 with Beckett's earliest work, the book examines the variety of genres in which he worked: poems, short stories, novels, plays, radio pieces, teleplays, reviews, and criticism. Cohn grapples with the difficulties in Beckett's work, including…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 12/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Ruby Cohn is Professor Emerita of Comparative Drama, University of California, Davis. She is author or editor of many books, including "Anglo-American Interplay in Recent Drama"; "Retreats from Realism in Recent English Drama"; "From Desire to Godot"; & "Just Play: Beckett's Theater".



1929-31 : rather too self-conscious


1932-33 : intricate festoons of words


1934-36 : these demented particulars


1937-40 : no trifle too trifling


1941-45 : semantic succour


1946 : J'Ouvre la Serie


1947-49 : Mais la Realite, Trop Fatigue Pour Chercher le Mot Juste


1950-52 : Rien a faire


1953-58 : then these flashes, or gushes


1959-61 : fresh elements and motifs


1962-69 : a little rush, then another


1970-76 : Soudain ou Peu a Peu


1977-89 : comment dire


Beckett and performance


Beckett's self-translations