Beckett and Ethics

by Russell Smith

Book Overview

At first glance, Samuel Beckett's writing-where scenes of violence and cruelty often provide the occasion for an unremittingly bleak comedy-would seem to offer the reader few examples of ethical conduct. However, following the recent "ethical turn" in critical theory, there has been growing interest in the ethicality of Beckett's work. Following Alain Badiou's highly influential claim for Beckett as essentially an ethical thinker, it is time to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441151176
• ISBN13: 9781441151179
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"