Beckett: Waiting for Godot (Landmarks of World Literature (New)) - Softcover

Graver, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521549388 ISBN 13: 9780521549387

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This volume offers a comprehensive critical study of Beckett's most renowned dramatic work, Waiting for Godot.

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Book Description:

This 2004 volume offers a comprehensive critical study of Samuel Beckett's most renowned dramatic work, Waiting for Godot, which has become one of the most frequently discussed, and influential plays in the history of the theatre. Graver reviews some of the differences between Beckett's original French version and his English translation.

Synopsis:

This volume offers a comprehensive critical study of Samuel Beckett's first and most renowned dramatic work, Waiting for Godot, which has become one of the most frequently discussed, and influential plays in the history of the theatre. Lawrence Graver discusses the play's background and provides a detailed analysis of its originality and distinction as a landmark of modern theatrical art. He reviews some of the differences between Beckett's original French version and his English translation, and discusses the liberating influence of Waiting for Godot on such important playwrights as Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521549388
• ISBN 13: 9780521549387
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 128