Overview

In this Icon Readers Guide, Peter Boxall traces critical responses to Waiting for Godot and Endgame from the 1950s to the present day. The guide presents the major debates that surround these works as they develop, from Martin Esslin s early appropriation of the plays as examples of the Theatre of the Absurd, to recent poststructuralist and postcolonial readings by critics such as Steven Connor, Mary Bryden and Declan Kiberd. Throughout, Peter Boxall clarifies and contextualises critical responses to the plays, and considers the difficult relationship between Beckett and his critics. The ongoing attempt to interpret these enigmatic works not only sheds light on the plays themselves, but also helps us to understand the promise and the limits of our own critical discourses. The Guide explores this mutually enlightening relationship as it has evolved over the last five decades.

ISBN-13

9781840460827

ISBN-10

1840460822

Weight

0.56 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 0.45 x 8.50 In

List Price

$32.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Pages

192 pages

Publisher

Red Globe Press

Published On

2000-04-01



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