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Beckett in popular culture : essays on a postmodern icon / edited by P.J. Murphy and Nick Pawliuk.

Van Pelt Library PR6003.E282 Z57185 2016
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Murphy, P. J. (Peter John), 1946- editor.
Pawliuk, Nick, 1970- editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989--Criticism and interpretation.
Beckett, Samuel.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989--Influence.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.
Criticism and interpretation.
Physical Description:
x, 197 pages ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
Summary:
"Bold and provocative, Beckett's works and even his image are a potent force in modern society. Shoes, marketing, baby names--all fall under his spell. Exploring Beckett's "art of failure" as a highly successful marketing scheme, this collection of essays finds him incorporated into virtually all aspects of popular culture in a manner that seemingly defies cataloging"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Saint Samuel Beckett's big toe: incorporating Beckett in popular culture / P.J. Murphy
Fail better! Samuel Beckett's secrets of business and branding success / Stephen Brown
The strange case of detective fiction / P.J. Murphy
Far out worlds: sci-fi and speculative fiction / Nick Pawliuk
Through a glass, lightly and darkly: depictions on prime time television / P.J. Murphy and Nick Pawliuk
Screenings for Beckett in modern film: ghostly presences and popular culture manifestations / Cameron Reid
The graphic novel: another "stain upon the silence" / Nick Pawliuk
"A mollycoddled little git from foxrock": Beckett in Irish pop music / Cameron Reid
B is for Beckett: babies and baby naming / Tanya Pawliuk
In fashion: literary wardrobes and the marketplace / Jennifer Murphy, Tanya Pawliuk, P.J. Murphy and Nick Pawliuk
The new dedalus: avatars and identities in online social networks / Mark Rowell Wallin
Two quinks for Sam / Alexander M. Forbes
The sporting life / P.J. Murphy
Beckett as pop culture icon / P.J. Murphy
Addenda: Beckett cetera: a pop culture miscellany / P.J. Murphy and Nick Pawliuk.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780786499595
0786499591
OCLC:
933765395

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