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Author(s): Linda Ben-Zvi, Angela Moorjani
ISBN(s): 9781435620353, 1435620356
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Year: 2008
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1435620356 
ISBN 13: 9781435620353
Author: Linda Ben Zvi, Angela Moorjani

The year 2006 marked the centenary of the birth of Nobel-Prize winning playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett. To commemorate the occasion, this collection brings together twenty-three leading international Beckett scholars from ten countries, who take on the centenary challenge of “revolving it all”: that is, going “back to Beckett”-the title of an earlier study by critic Ruby Cohn, to whom the book is dedicated-in order to rethink traditional readings and theories; provide new contexts and associations; and reassess his impact on the modern imagination and legacy to future generations. These original essays, most first presented by the Samuel Beckett Working Group at the Dublin centenary celebration, are divided into three sections: (1) Thinking through Beckett, (2) Shifting Perspectives, and (3) Echoing Beckett. As repeatedly in his canon, images precede words. The book opens with stills from films of experimental filmmaker Peter Gidal and unpublished excerpts from Beckett’s 1936-37 German Travel Diaries, presented by Beckett biographer James Knowlson, with permission from the Beckett estate. Renowned director and theatre theoretician Herbert Blau follows with his personal Beckett “thinking through.” Others in Part I explore Beckett and philosophy (Abbott), the influences of Bergson (Gontarski) and Leibniz (Mori), Beckett and autobiography (Locatelli), and Agamben on post-Holocaust testimony (Jones). Essays in Part II recontextualize Beckett’s works in relation to iconography (Moorjani), film theoretician Rudolf Arnheim (Engelberts), Marshall McLuhan (Ben-Zvi), exilic writing (McMullan), Pierre Bourdieu’s literary field (Siess), romanticism (Brater), social theorists Adorno and Horkheimer (Degani-Raz), and performance issues (Rodríguez-Gago). Part III relates Beckett’s writing to that of Yeats (Okamuro), Paul Auster (Campbell), Caryl Churchill (Diamond), William Saroyan (Bryden), Minoru Betsuyaku and Harold Pinter (Tanaka) and Morton Feldman and Jasper Johns (Laws). Finally, Beckett himself becomes a character in other playwrights’ works (Zeifman). Taken together these essays make a clear case for the challenges and rewards of thinking through Beckett in his second century.

Beckett at 100 Revolving It All 1st Table of contents:

  • Chapter 1: The Early Beckett – From Poetry to Prose

    • Examination of Beckett’s early works, such as his poetry and his first novels.

    • The shift from his early influences (such as James Joyce) to his distinctive style.

    • Early themes of existentialism, solitude, and the absurd.

  • Chapter 2: Waiting for Godot and the Birth of Absurdism

    • Analysis of Waiting for Godot and its impact on the theater world.

    • Beckett’s role in the Theater of the Absurd.

    • Themes of waiting, meaninglessness, and existential despair in the play.

  • Chapter 3: Beckett’s Experimental Writing Style

    • Discussion of Beckett’s unconventional narrative techniques in novels and plays.

    • Exploration of language, silence, and minimalism in his works.

    • His use of fragmentation, repetition, and despair as tools for storytelling.

  • Chapter 4: The Late Plays: Silence and the Voice of the Void

    • Analyzing Beckett’s late plays such as Endgame, Happy Days, and Not I.

    • The theme of existential silence and the diminishing role of language.

    • Beckett’s exploration of death, meaning, and the human condition in his later years.

  • Chapter 5: Beckett and Philosophy: The Existential Crisis

    • Exploration of Beckett’s relationship with existentialist thought, particularly with philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Blanchot.

    • Beckett’s portrayal of the absurdity of life and his engagement with themes of nihilism and atheism.

    • How Beckett’s works connect to themes in continental philosophy.

  • Chapter 6: Beckett and His Cinematic Vision

    • Analysis of Beckett’s contributions to film and television, such as Film (1965).

    • How Beckett’s approach to cinema mirrors his theater work.

    • The intersection between Beckett’s use of visual language and the screen.

  • Chapter 7: Beckett’s Influence on Contemporary Theater

    • How Beckett’s influence persists in modern theater, including the minimalist and absurdist traditions.

    • Interviews and perspectives from contemporary theater directors and performers.

    • The continued relevance of Beckett’s themes in the postmodern age.

  • Chapter 8: Beckett’s Global Impact

    • Beckett’s international influence, including his translations into multiple languages and his appeal to diverse cultural contexts.

    • How Beckett’s themes transcend the specifics of European existentialism to become globally significant.

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