Description |
volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Summary |
Volume 1. "The Letters of Samuel Beckett offers for the first time a comprehensive range of letters of one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century. [Volume 1] includes letters written between 1929 and 1940. It provides a vivid and personal view of Western Europe in the 1930s, marked by the gradual emergence, against his own hesitations and the indifference or hostility of others, of Beckett's unique voice and sensibility. Even in the tentativeness of the early writing, the letters show his care for his work as well as what he must share or relinquish to allow it to have a life beyond, even despite, himself. Detailed introductions, translations, explanatory notes, profiles of major correspondents, chronologies, and other contextual information accompany the letters. For anyone interested in twentieth-century literature and theatre this edition offers not only a record of achievements but a powerful literary experience in itself"--Publisher description. |
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Volume 2. "This second volume of The Letters of Samuel Beckett opens with the war years, when it was often impossible or too dangerous to correspond. The surge of letters beginning in 1945, and their variety, are matched by the outpouring and the range of Beckett's published work. Primarily written in French and later translated by the author, the work includes stories, a series of novels (Molloy, Malone meurt and L'Innommable), essays and plays--most notably En attendant Godot. The letters chronicle a passionately committed but little-known writer evolving into a figure of international reputation, and his response to such fame. The volume provides detailed introductions which discuss Beckett's situation during the war and his crucial move into the French language, as well as translations of the letters, explanatory notes, year-by-year chronologies, profiles of correspondents and other contextual information"--Publisher description. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
v. 1. 1929-1940 -- v. 2. 1941-1956 |
Language |
Letters in English, French and German. |
Subject |
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Correspondence.
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. |
Genre/Form |
Correspondence.
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Subject |
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
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Authors, Irish. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Authors, French -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
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Authors, French. |
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Beckett, Samuel. |
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Beckett, Samuel -- 1929 / 1940 -- correspondance. |
Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Added Author |
Fehsenfeld, Martha.
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Overbeck, Lois More.
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Craig, George, 1931-2019.
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Gunn, Daniel.
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Added Title |
Correspondence. Selections. Polyglot
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ISBN |
9780521867931 v. 1. |
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0521867932 v. 1. |
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9780521867948 v. 2 |
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0521867940 v. 2 |
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