Beckett, Technology and the Body

Beckett, Technology and the Body

Author: Ulrika Maude

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-01-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0521515378

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An important reading of Beckett that foregrounds the importance of the body and the senses in his work.


Samuel Beckett and the Prosthetic Body

Samuel Beckett and the Prosthetic Body

Author: Y. Tajiri

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2006-11-22

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0230624960

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This book studies the representation of the body in Beckett's work, focusing on the 'prosthetic' aspect of the organs and senses. While making use of the theoretical potential of the concept of 'prosthesis', it aims to resituate Beckett in the broad cultural context of modernism in which the impact of new media and technologies was registered.


Beckett's Art of Salvage

Beckett's Art of Salvage

Author: Julie Bates

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-04-19

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1107167043

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Introduction: Miscellaneous Rubbish -- Relics -- Heirlooms -- Props -- Treasure -- Conclusion


The Body and the Arts

The Body and the Arts

Author: Corinne Saunders

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0230234003

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The Body and the Arts focuses on the dynamic relation between the body and the arts: the body as inspiration, subject, symbol and medium. Contributors from a variety of disciplines explore this relation across a range of periods and art forms, spanning medicine, literature from the classical period to the present, and visual and performing arts.


Beckett’s Voices / Voicing Beckett

Beckett’s Voices / Voicing Beckett

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-16

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 9004468382

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Beckett’s Voices / Voicing Beckett uses ‘voice’ as a prism to investigate Samuel Beckett’s work across a range of texts, genres, and cultures. Twenty-one international contributors evaluate Beckett’s contemporary artistic legacy in relation to music, media, performance, and philosophy.


Beckett and Decay

Beckett and Decay

Author: Kathryn White

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2009-04-12

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1847062059

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Explores the concept of decay as providing the fundamental core of Beckett's work, examining the theme of decay in terms of physical, mental and linguistic deterioration.


Performing Embodiment in Samuel Beckett's Drama

Performing Embodiment in Samuel Beckett's Drama

Author: Anna McMullan

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780415634205

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Providing an overview of existing scholarship on Beckett and performance, this title will place Beckett's drama for theatre, film, television and radio in the context of highly contemporary discourses of subjectivity, embodiment, performance and technology.


Beckett in Performance

Beckett in Performance

Author: Jonathan Kalb

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-09-05

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780521423793

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A critical look at the work of one of the twentieth century's most influential playwrights emerges from the viewpoint of numerous Beckett actors and directors and includes the author's personal experiences as well.


Beckett's Political Imagination

Beckett's Political Imagination

Author: Emilie Morin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 110841799X

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Beckett's Political Imagination uncovers Beckett's lifelong engagement with political thought and political history, showing how this concern informed his work as fiction author, dramatist, critic and translator. This radically new account will appeal to students, researchers and Beckett lovers alike.