The Making of Samuel Beckett's Play/Comedie and Film

by Georgina Nugent-Folan and Olga Beloborodova

Samuel Beckett's short play Play / Com die and his only film Film were written around the same time (1962-1963). They both have self-referential titles that invite meditation on the genres they represent. Although medium-specific opportunities and challenges underlie their very different geneses, they have influenced each other in terms of both form and content. In more ways than one, Film continues where Play left off...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472534964
• ISBN13: 9781472534965
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.4"