Samuel Beckett as World Literature
«Amid the recalibrations of "Postcolonial" literature, with its apparent chronological marker, and 'Commonwealth' literature with its continued ties to the colonizer, Samuel Beckett as World Literature releases Beckett's oeuvre from the classic Hiberno-Franco tensions. This allows it to move across languages and literary fields - freed from the implications of political power and domination - and function as a transnational entity, situating it and him amid the writers without borders. This volume features acts of reading, translation and adaptation in something of a global, transnational context as a fresh approach to the very crowded field of Beckett Studies and the emerging field of World Literature.»
S. E. Gontarski, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English, Florida State University, USA,
The essays in this collection provide in-depth analyses of Samuel Beckett's major works in the context of his international presence and circulation, particularly the translation, adaptation, appropriation and cultural reciprocation of his oeuvre. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Academic USA
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 240
- ISBN
- 9781501358814
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
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«Amid the recalibrations of "Postcolonial" literature, with its apparent chronological marker, and 'Commonwealth' literature with its continued ties to the colonizer, Samuel Beckett as World Literature releases Beckett's oeuvre from the classic Hiberno-Franco tensions. This allows it to move across languages and literary fields - freed from the implications of political power and domination - and function as a transnational entity, situating it and him amid the writers without borders. This volume features acts of reading, translation and adaptation in something of a global, transnational context as a fresh approach to the very crowded field of Beckett Studies and the emerging field of World Literature.»
S. E. Gontarski, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English, Florida State University, USA,
«Beckett's work, as this excellent collection reminds us, has always existed between cultures. This volume traces that complexity through Beckett's own writing, his work as a translator and the numerous cultural dialogues opened up by the reception of his prose and theatre. This is an invaluable addition to Beckett studies, and a timely reminder of the international impact and influence his work continues to exercise.»
David Pattie, Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Arts, University of Birmingham, UK, and author of