"Waiting for Godot" (MaxNotes) - Softcover

Wilensky, Rita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878910573 ISBN 13: 9780878910571

Publisher: Research & Education Association,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

REA's MAXnotes for Samuel Becketts's Waiting for Godot MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

About this title

Review:

"As always with Chelsea critical books, each volume contains the best of what has been written about the authors."

"Students preparing research papers and students boning up for class will reach eagerly for these well designed additions to accessible literary criticism..."

"Each attractive volume presents recent essays by noted critics who examine in detail aspects of a single literary work...Highly recommended for academic collections."

Book Description:

Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett is a wonderfully surreal and thought provoking black comedy from the winner of the Nobel Prize and author of plays such as Murphy and Endgame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Research & Education Association,U.S.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0878910573
• ISBN 13: 9780878910571
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128