Gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre, from 1955 to 1984. This book includes both the major dramatic works and the short and more compressed texts for the stage, as well for radio.
Gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre, from 1955 to 1984. This book includes both the major dramatic works and the short and more compressed text...
Contains all of Beckett's less-than-full-length works (or 'Dramaticules') for the stage, radio, and television. Arranged in chronological order of composition, this book presents shorter plays, which demonstrate the laconic means and compassionate ends of
Contains all of Beckett's less-than-full-length works (or 'Dramaticules') for the stage, radio, and television. Arranged in chronological order of com...
Originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett, 'Endgame' was given its first London performance at the Royal Court Theatre in 1957.
Originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett, 'Endgame' was given its first London performance at the Royal Court Theatre in 19...
This volume brings together all of Beckett's dramatic writings for radio, television and film, offering works which range from eloquent comic naturalism to an eviscerated and pared-down symbolism.
This volume brings together all of Beckett's dramatic writings for radio, television and film, offering works which range from eloquent comic naturali...
'Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.' This line was adopted by Jean Anouilh, to characterize the first production of "Waiting For Godot" at the Theatre de Babylone, in 1953. Anybody acquinted with Beckett's masterly black comedy would not question the recognition of this twentieth-century literature classic.
'Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.' This line was adopted by Jean Anouilh, to characterize the first production of "Waiting For ...
It was as a poet that Samuel Beckett launched himself in the little reviews of 1930s Paris, and as a poet that he ended his career. This new selection describes a lifetime's arc of writing.
It was as a poet that Samuel Beckett launched himself in the little reviews of 1930s Paris, and as a poet that he ended his career. This new selection...
Published in French in 1961, and in English in 1964, 'How It Is' is a novel in three parts, written in short paragraphs, which tell of a narrator lying in the dark, in the mud, repeating his life as he hears it uttered - or remembered - by another voice.
Published in French in 1961, and in English in 1964, 'How It Is' is a novel in three parts, written in short paragraphs, which tell of a narrator lyin...
Krapp's "Last Tape" was first performed by Patrick Magee at the Royal Court Theatre in October 1958. This volume brings together Krapp's "Last Tape" and Beckett's other shorter works or 'dramaticules' written for the stage. It is arranged in chronological order of composition.
Krapp's "Last Tape" was first performed by Patrick Magee at the Royal Court Theatre in October 1958. This volume brings together Krapp's "Last Tape" a...