Synopses & Reviews
Palgrave Advances in Samuel Beckett Studies explores the evolution of critical approaches to Beckett's writing. It will appeal to graduate students and advanced undergraduates as well as scholars, as it offers both an overview of Beckett studies and investigates current debates within the interdisciplinary critical arena. Each of the contributors is an eminent Beckett specialist who has published widely in the field.
About the Author
Lois Oppenheim is Professor of French and Chair of the Department of French at Montclair State University.
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors * Chronology * Introduction--L.Oppenheim * Narrative--H.Porter Abbott * Intertextuality--E.Brater * Feminist Readings of Beckett--E.Diamond * Poststructuralist Readings of Beckett--L.Hill * Irish/Postcolonial Beckett--A.McMullan * Beckett and Homoeroticism--P.Boxall * Biographical, Textual and Historical Origins--L.Ben-Zvi * Beckett and Religion--M.Bryden * Beckett and Psychoanalysis--A.Moorjani * Beckett and Performance--S.E.Gontarski * Sources of Attraction to Beckett's Theatre--K.Worth * Beckett and Bibliography--D.Pattie * Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading * Index