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Synopsis
This new book situates Beckett in a philosophical and literary tradition that has argued for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein. It investigates the relationship between verbal clich , revealing the strategies he used to challenge intellectual and social authority in his works.
Synopsis
Introduction Clich , Consensus and Realism Clich and Memory Cliche, Autobiography and Epitaph Clich and the Language of Religion Beyond Clich Authority, Agency and the Fall of Rhetoric Bibliography Index