Samuel Beckett

<p>Samuel Beckett's work forever changed the concepts of literature and theatre. His work remains a core part of introductory courses on literary history, drama, theatre or performance and also features in more specialist modules such as Modernism or The Absurd. <em>Samuel Beckett</em> is a comprehensive introduction to his life and work as well as an outline of the critical issues surrounding his work. This guidebook leaves judgements up to the student by explaining the full range of often very different critical views and interpretations and offers guides to further reading in each area discussed.</p> Section 1: The Life. Chapter 1. The Early Years 1906-1927. Chapter 2. The Young Writer 1928 - 1939. Chapter 3. War and Watt 1939-1946. Chapter 4. The Seige in the Room 1946-1953. Chapter 5. Fame 1953-1969. Chapter 6. Last Years 1970-1989. Sectio 2: The Work. Chapter 1. The Early Prose 1929-1945. Chapter 2. The Post-War Work 1945-1960. Chapter 3. The Later Work 1960-1989. Section 2: The Work. Chapter 1. The Early Prose 1929-1945. The Post-War Work 1945-1960. Chapter 3. The Later Work 1960-1989. Section 3 : Criticism. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Beckett the Cartesian 1959-1969. Chapter 3. The Beckett Industry 1970-1980. Theoretical Beckett 1980-1995. Chapter 5. Recent Criticism 1995-