Beckett the Playwright

<p>This book, first published in 1985, stresses Beckett’s success as an innovator in the theatre through a close reading and analysis of his plays. The differing backgrounds of the two authors enables them to approach Beckett’s drama in a particularly fruitful way: ‘Their analysis is clever yet level-headed, readable but does not shirk complexities.’ (<i>Times Educational Supplement</i>). ‘Brilliant collection of essays on Beckett and his works.’ (<i>Irish Times</i>)</p> <p>1. Introduction 2. The One That Got Away: <i>Eleuthéria</i> 3. Bailing Out the Silence: <i>Waiting for Godot</i> 4. Son of Oedipus: <i>Endgame</i> 5. Love and Doom in an Irish Suburb: <i>All That Fall</i> 6. Death and the Maiden: <i>Krapp’s Last Tape</i> 7. Hectoring Voices in the Head: <i>Embers</i>,<i> Eh Joe</i>,<i> Words and Music</i>,<i> Cascando</i>,<i> Ghost Trio</i>,<i> … but the clouds…</i>,<i> Rough for Radio</i> 8. Blaze of Hellish Light: <i>Happy Days</i> 9. The Net Closes: <i>Play</i> 10. Into Action: <i>Acts Without Words</i>, <i>Film</i>, <i>Come and Go</i>,<i> Breath</i> 11. Last Ditch: <i>Not I</i>, <i>That Time</i>, <i>Footfalls </i> 12. Performance and Response 13. Still Struggling: <i>Human Wishes</i>, <i>A Piece of Monologue</i>, <i>Rockaby</i>, <i>Ohio Impromptu</i>, <i>Quad</i>, <i>Catastrophe</i>, <i>Nacht und Träume</i>, <i>What Where</i></p>