Emilie Morin anlyses the political positions of Beckett in his commitments and his plays.
Beckett's Political Imagination
โ Scribed by Beckett, Samuel;Morin, Emilie
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2019;2017
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Introduction
1. False starts: the 'material of experience' and the writing of history
2. Another war entirely: internationalist politics and the labour of translation
3. Aftermaths: the 'siege in the room' and the politics of testimony
4. Turning points: torture, dissent and the Algerian War of Independence
Conclusion.
โฆ Subjects
Politics and government;Criticism, interpretation, etc;Beckett, Samuel, -- 1906-1989 -- Knowledge -- Politics and government;Beckett, Samuel, -- 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation;Beckett, Samuel, -- 1906-1989
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