The Transformations of Godot / Frederick Busi ; with a foreword by Wylie Sypher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Busi, Frederick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. En attendant Godot.

Beckett, Samuel.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1980.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Didi, Gogo, Pozzo, Lucky -- the bizarre names stand out strangely against the bare-bones landscape of Waiting for Godot. In an intriguing new study of one of the most haunting plays of this century, Frederick Busi shows that these names serve important dramatic functions, reinforcing the changing roles assumed by the mysterious characters in their tortuous search for -- and avoidance of -- self. Busi also explores Beckett's convoluted literary relationship with James Joyce, especially as revealed in the plays-within-the-play and verbal jigh jinks of Finnegan's Wake, where, as in Godot, the

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Rebirths of Harlequin; Chapter 3. Transfiguration; Chapter 4. Advent; Chapter 5. Conclusion; Appendix A. Theological Impact of Marcion; Appendix B. Political & Aesthetic Influence of Marcion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [135]-140.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813183992

0813183995

9780813148106

0813148103

OCLC:

570117191