| Beckett and Philosophy 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Lane, R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333918797 ISBN-13: 9780333918791 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: "Beckett and Philosophy" examines and interrogates the relationships between Samuel Beckett's works and contemporary French and German thought. There are two wide-ranging overview chapters by Richard Begam (Beckett and Postfoundationalism) and Robert Eaglestone (Beckett via Literary and Philosophical Theories), and individual chapters on Beckett, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Badious, Merleau-Pointy, Adorno, Hebermas, Heidegger and Nietzsche. The collection takes a fresh look as issues such as postmodern and poststructuralist thought in relation to Beckett studies, providing useful overview chapters and original essays. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 848.914 |
| LCCN: 2001036889 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.02" W x 8.8" (0.91 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beckett and Philosophy examines and interrogates the relationships between Samuel Beckett's works and contemporary French and German thought. There are two wide-ranging overview chapters by Richard Begam (Beckett and Postfoundationalism) and Robert Eaglestone (Beckett via Literary and Philosophical Theories), and individual chapters on Beckett, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, Merleau-Ponty, Adorno, Habermas, Heidegger and Nietzsche. The collection takes a fresh look as issues such as postmodern and poststructuralist thought in relation to Beckett studies, providing useful overview chapters and original essays. |