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Samuel Beckett and the Idea of God

Samuel Beckett and the Idea of God

1998

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Publisher's Synopsis

Mary Bryden examines the recurring engagement with the idea of God to be found in the writing of Samuel Beckett. Drawing from the evidence of Beckett's published novels, plays, poetry and short prose, as well as from unpublished and draft manuscript material, Bryden explores both rehearsals and rejections of belief. Areas for focus include Old Testament resonances, New Testament images (such as crucifixion), theology, mysticism, the church, and the arguably surprising attachment of Beckett to certain writers (Dante, Johnson) who espoused strong Christian beliefs.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780333640760
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1998
DEWEY: 828.91209
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 212
Weight: 396g
Height: 148mm
Width: 217mm
Spine width: 19mm