Iconic spaces : the dark theology of Samuel Beckett's drama / Sandra Wynands.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wynands, Sandra, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989--Criticism and interpretation.

Beckett, Samuel.

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989--Religion.

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.

Theology in literature.

Spiritual life in literature.

Religion.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 230 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2007]

Summary:

Iconic Spaces looks at Samuel Beckett's mature theatrical work as a displaced theology of the icon. Sandra Wynands rejects conventional existentialist or nihilist interpretations of Beckett's work, arguing instead that beneath the text, in the depths of language and being, Beckett creates an absolutely irreducible, transcendent space. She traces a nondual model of perception and experience through a selection of Beckett's art-critical and dramatic works, focusing in particular on four minimalist plays: Catastrophe, Not I, Quad, and Film.

Contents:

Introduction

Visuality and iconicity in Samuel Beckett's Catastrophe

"Three dialogues" and the economy of art

Metaphor and metonymy in Not I

The empty space of Quad

The reduction of Film

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.

ISBN:

9780268044107

0268044104

OCLC:

128237967