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Author West, Sarah, 1965-

Title Say it : the performative voice in the dramatic works of Samuel Beckett / Sarah West.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (277 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Faux titre, 0167-9392 ; 352
Faux titre ; no. 352.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; I.A Voice Within and Beyond the Twentieth Century; II. Genesis of the Performative Voice; III. Re-enacting Voices from the Past; IV. Voice as Protagonist; V. Voice from Page to Stage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chronology; Index.
Summary Central to Samuel Beckett's literature is a wilful voice which insists on speaking and being heard. Beckett described it as "a truly exterior voice", and in the plays he separates voice from the body and turns it into an audible character. Previous critic.
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Subject Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.
Criticism and interpretation.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Voice in literature.
Voice in literature.
Protagonists (Persons) in literature.
Protagonists (Persons) in literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: West, Sarah, 1965- Say it. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2010 9789042030787 (OCoLC)669445373
ISBN 9789042030794 (electronic book)
9042030798 (electronic book)
9789042030787 (paperback)
904203078X (paperback)
Standard No. 9786612792892