Title: Iconic spaces : the dark theology of Samuel Beckett's drama /
Authors: Wynands, Sandra, 1970-
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Beckett, Samuel, Criticism and interpretation.; Beckett, Samuel, Religion.; Theology in literature.; Spiritual life in literature.
Abstract: "Iconic Spaces looks at Samuel Beckett's mature theatrical work as a displaced theology of the icon. Sandra Wynands rejects conventional existentialist or nihilist interpretations of Beckett's work, arguing instead that beneath the text, in the depths of language and being, Beckett creates an absolutely irreducible, transcendent space. She traces a nondual model of perception and experience through a selection of Beckett's art - critical and dramatic works, focusing in particular on four minimalist plays: Catastrophe, Not I, Quad, and Film."--Jacket.
Contents: Introduction -- Visuality and iconicity in Samuel Beckett's Catastrophe -- "Three dialogues" and the economy of art -- Metaphor and metonymy in Not I -- The empty space of Quad -- The reduction of Film -- Conclusion.