The Letters of Samuel Beckett 4 Volume Hardback Set - Hardcover

Beckett, Samuel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1316506576 ISBN 13: 9781316506578

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

The complete, critically acclaimed Cambridge edition of The Letters of Samuel Beckett makes available for the first time a comprehensive range of letters by one of the twentieth century's greatest literary figures. The four volumes, spanning the period from 1929 to 1989, follow Beckett from his early writings, though the pivotal points in his personal life and career as he achieved ever-growing international fame, to his later work and life where he turned his mind to his legacy. Each volume provides detailed introductions, as well as translations of the letters, explanatory notes, year-by-year chronologies, profiles of correspondents and other contextual information.

About this title

Book Description:

This edition makes available for the first time a comprehensive range of letters by one of the twentieth century's greatest literary figures. The four volumes (1929–1989) follow Beckett from his early writings, though the pivotal points in his life and career, to his later works.

About the Author:

George Craig, Editor and French Translator, is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sussex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1316506576
• ISBN 13: 9781316506578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 3490
• Editor: Craig George, Fehsenfeld Martha Dow, Gunn Dan, Overbeck Lois More