Flaubert, Joyce, and Beckett
Subtitle: the stoic comedians.
By: With drawings by Guy Davenport.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Beckett, Samuel, 1906-  -- Criticism and interpretation.; English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism.; Comic, The, in literature.; Stoics in literature.; Ireland -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Other titles: Stoic comedians.
Description: "Opening with an explanation of the effect of the printing press on book culture, Hugh Kenner's study of Flaubert, Joyce, and Beckett explores the way this technological advancement altered the way fiction could be written." "Using this as his starting point, Kenner details the ways the three authors listed in the title found new possibilities for writing in unique, yet connected ways: Flaubert as the "Comedian of the Enlightenment," categorizing man's intellectual follies; Joyce as the "Comedian of the Inventory," with his meticulously constructed lists; and Beckett as the "Comedian of the Impasse," eliminating facts and writing novels about a man writing."