Samuel Beckett

by Gerry Dukes

Book Overview

His plays broke all the rules by dispensing with traditional concepts of plot, scene, and character, concentrating instead on the experience of the drama itself. An intensely private man, Beckett's work was profoundly influenced by his relationship with his mother and what he called her "savage loving," and by the tensions and hypocrisies of his divided country. In his work, he presents us with our own humanity; the hopelessness and the solitude,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585672661
• ISBN13: 9781585672660
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.5"