Items related to Beckett and Nothing: Trying to understand Beckett
Synopsis
Beckett's reception was characterised in its early stages by a sustained attention to nothing as a philosophical concept. Theodor Adorno, however, was quick to argue that Beckett's plays resisted - unlike Sartre's - having their nothing transformed into something. This Beckettian nothing, moreover, is often invested with the aura of the genius, either for eulogical or dismissive purposes. This volume invites its readership to understand the complex ways in which the Beckett canon both suggests and resists turning nothing into something by looking at specific, sometimes almost invisible ways in which 'little nothings' pervade the Beckett canon. The volume has two main functions: on the one hand, it looks at 'nothing' not only as a content but also a set of rhetorical strategies to reconsider afresh classic Beckett problems such as Irishness, silence, value, marginality, politics and the relationships between modernism and postmodernism and absence and presence. On the other, it focuses on 'nothing' in order to assess how the Beckett oeuvre can help us rethink contemporary preoccupations with materialism, neurology, sculpture, music and television. Both advanced students and scholars of Beckett will find the volume of interest. It comprises jargon-free chapters that analyse Beckett's prose, drama, film, television, manuscripts and marginalia. It will prove of interest to advanced students and scholars in English, French, Comparative Literature, Drama, Visual Studies, Philosophy, Music, Cinema and TV studies.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Daniela Caselli is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture in the School of Arts, Histories, and Cultures at the University of Manchester
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherManchester University Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0719087848
- ISBN 13 9780719087844
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages292
- EditorCaselli Daniela
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 22.37
Shipping:
£ 1.98
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing: Trying to Understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007939180
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Beckett and Nothing : Trying to Understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
Used
Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 17927231
Quantity: 5 available
Seller Image
Beckett and Nothing : Trying to Understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
New
Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 17927231-n
Quantity: 5 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing Trying to Understand Beckett
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # CX-9780719087844
Quantity: 15 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing Trying to Understand Beckett
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # CX-9780719087844
Quantity: 15 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
New
Softcover
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: NEW. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book. Seller Inventory # ria9780719087844_lsuk
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing: Trying to understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
New
Softcover
Seller: Brook Bookstore, Milano, MI, Italy
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 6b7bf7d4b4f16ec22a0c47ea27af7030
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing: Trying to understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
Used
Softcover
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.93. Seller Inventory # 353-0719087848-gdd
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing: Trying to understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
New
Softcover
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2416190132185
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Beckett and Nothing: Trying to understand Beckett
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719087848
ISBN 13: 9780719087844
Used
Softcover
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Condition: Good. 1. Becketts reception was characterised in its early stages by a sustained attention to nothing as a philosophical concept. Theodor Adorno, however, was quick to argue that Becketts plays resisted - unlike Sartres - having their nothing transformed into something. This Beckettian nothing, moreover, is often invested with the aura of the genius, either for eulogical or dismissive purposes. This volume invites its readership to understand the complex ways in which the Beckett canon both suggests and resists turning nothing into something by looking at specific, sometimes almost invisible ways in which little nothings pervade the Beckett canon.The volume has two main functions: on the one hand, it looks at nothing not only as a content but also a set of rhetorical strategies to reconsider afresh classic Beckett problems such as Irishness, silence, value, marginality, politics and the relationships between modernism and postmodernism and absence and presence. On the other, it focuses on nothing in order to assess how the Beckett oeuvre can help us rethink contemporary preoccupations with materialism, neurology, sculpture, music and television.Both advanced students and scholars of Beckett will find the volume of interest. It comprises jargon-free chapters that analyse Becketts prose, drama, film, television, manuscripts and marginalia. It will prove of interest to advanced students and scholars in English, French, Comparative Literature, Drama, Visual Studies, Philosophy, Music, Cinema and TV studies. Seller Inventory # SONG0719087848
Quantity: 1 available