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The Drama in the Text: Beckett's Late Fiction

By Enoch Brater

Book information

Year
1994
ISBN
0195088921, 9780195088922
LCC
PR6003.E282 Z57674 1994
Open Library ID
OL1420314M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14108514 bytes)
Pages
248\246
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Drama in the Text argues that Beckett's late fiction, like his radio plays, demands to be read aloud, since much of the emotional meaning lodges in its tonality. In Beckett's haunting prose work the reader turns listener, collaborating with the sound of words to elucidate meaning from the silence of the universe. Enoch Brater ranges across all of Beckett's work, quoting from it liberally, and makes connections mainly with other writers, but also with details drawn from the entire Western cultural heritage. Brater serves as an authoritative and persuasive guide to the rich texture of such a difficult but compelling vocabulary, providing recognition, insight, and accessibility.

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