Beckett and Ireland
By: [edited by] Seán Kennedy.
Contributors: Kennedy, Seán, 1974-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521111805
Subjects: Beckett, Samuel, -- 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation; Beckett, Samuel, -- 1906-1989 -- Knowledge -- Ireland; Ireland -- In literature
Description: "Beckett and Ireland is the first volume of essays devoted exclusively to the topic of Beckett's vexed relationship with his homeland. It provides compelling evidence of the continuing relevance of Ireland to Beckett's writing long after he left for wartime France. Each essay is written by a leading Beckett scholar, and presents new insights into a wide range of approaches and topics. The volume offers a fresh perspective, providing a genuine step forward in the understanding and appreciation of these texts. It is essential reading for Beckettians, Modernists, and those interested in Irish writing"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Ireland/Europe ... Beckett/Beckett Seán Kennedy; 1. The Ghost at the feast: Beckett and Irish studies Ronán McDonald; 2. Frames of referrance: Samuel Beckett as an Irish question David Lloyd; 3. The politics of aftermath: Beckett, modernism and the Irish Free State James McNaughton; 4. Beckett at the GPO: Murphy, Ireland, and the 'unhomely' Patrick Bixby; 5. 'In the street I was lost': cultural dislocation in Beckett's 'The End' Seán Kennedy; 6. Postcolonial parables: repositioning Waiting for Godot Victor Merriman; 7. Ghost writer: Beckett's Irish Gothic Sine;ad Mooney; 8. Back roads: Edgeworth, Yeats, Bowen, Beckett Peter Boxall; 9. Vestiges of Ireland in Beckett's late fiction Michael Wood; 10. Afterword: 'the skull the skull the skull the skull in Connemara': Beckett, Ireland and elsewhere Andrew Gibson; Bibliography; Index.