Since Beckett : contemporary writing in the wake of modernism / Peter Boxall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boxall, Peter.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Continuum literary studies

Continuum literary studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989--Influence.

Beckett, Samuel.

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

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.

Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Modernism (Literature).

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)--History--20th century.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2009]

Summary:

A fascinating study of Beckett's legacy for contemporary writers, which is part of the growing interest in Beckett studies in the question of Beckett's reception and influence.>

Contents:

Part 1 Back Roads: Beckett, Banville and Ireland

1 Edgeworth, Bowen, Beckett, Banville: A Minor Tradition 21

2 Spectrality and Eclipse: Beckett and Banville 38

3 Unknown Unity: Ireland and Europe in Beckett and Banville 53

Part 2 Tune Accordingly: Beckett, Bernhard and Sebald

4 Faint Clarity: Tuning in Beckett 69

5 All Balls: Quotation and Correction in Beckett and Bernhard 86

6 A Quite Singular Clarity: Beckett, Bernhard, Sebald 109

Part 3 How It Ought To Be: Beckett, Globalization and Utopia

7 From Joyce to Beckett: From National to Global 135

8 Knowledge Within Bounds: Beckett, Globalization and the Limits of Perception 148

9 Slow Man, Dangling Man, Falling Man: Beckett in the Ruins of the Future 166.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780826491671

0826491677

OCLC:

213479763