Dirk Van Hulle , Mark Nixon
Samuel Beckett's Library
- ISBN 13:
- 9781316632819
- author:
- Dirk Van Hulle , Mark Nixon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 342
- Dimensions:
- 15.5 x 2 x 23.2 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, History & Criticism, , Dirk Van Hulle, Mark Nixon,Samuel Beckett's Library,Cambridge University Press,1316632814,Literary Criticism,Poetry, Drama & Criticism,20th century, c 1900 to c 1999,English,French,Literary Criticism
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Samuel Beckett's Library explores the reading notes and marginalia in the surviving library of Samuel Beckett in Paris. For the first time, this study examines the significance of these manuscript notes, inscriptions, and other materials within the 750 volumes of the library. By setting the library into context with other manuscript material such as drafts and notebooks, the book sheds light on how Beckett absorbed, "translated," and transmitted his reading in his own work. This analysis illuminates Beckett's cultural and intellectual world, revealing the ways in which his reading often influenced his writing. This study provides a unique insight into Beckett's creative process, offering valuable information for scholars and literature enthusiasts alike.
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