Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of the Witness
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Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of the Witness by Hannah Simpson
This study explores Beckett's representation of physical pain in his theatre plays in the long aftermath of World War II, emphasising how the issues raised by this staging of pain speak directly to matters lying at the heart of his work.
A wide-ranging and important book, incisively argued, original and compelling.. It will be an important reference point in future scholarship, orienting research in modern French literary studies, and at the intersection of pain studies and literary studies, for some time to come. * David Houston Jones, French Studies *
Ironically, it is a pleasure to read Hannah Simpson's study on pain in Samuel Beckett's theatre. Through cogent rereadings of a number of canonical Beckett works, Simpson demonstrates the potential for an interdisciplinary approach to pain... a valuable resource for Beckett scholars hoping not to think through pain but think with it. * Trask Roberts, Journal of Modern Literature *
In Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of the Witness, Hannah Simpson orients our attention to the multiplicities of pain found in and disappeared from the postwar theatrical productions of Samuel Beckett. She demonstrates how the central themes of Beckett's oeuvre - corporeal (dis)functioning, the impotence of language, the (im)possibility for intersubjective understanding - are illuminated through the manner in which Beckett writes and stages pain. * Trask Roberts, Kent State University *
As a medical humanities and Beckett studies researcher, I believe the book provides innovative and strongly justified concepts of spectatorship that can help understand various nuances of the term. * Swati Joshi, Theatre Research International 48.3 *
Ironically, it is a pleasure to read Hannah Simpson's study on pain in Samuel Beckett's theatre. Through cogent rereadings of a number of canonical Beckett works, Simpson demonstrates the potential for an interdisciplinary approach to pain... a valuable resource for Beckett scholars hoping not to think through pain but think with it. * Trask Roberts, Journal of Modern Literature *
In Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of the Witness, Hannah Simpson orients our attention to the multiplicities of pain found in and disappeared from the postwar theatrical productions of Samuel Beckett. She demonstrates how the central themes of Beckett's oeuvre - corporeal (dis)functioning, the impotence of language, the (im)possibility for intersubjective understanding - are illuminated through the manner in which Beckett writes and stages pain. * Trask Roberts, Kent State University *
As a medical humanities and Beckett studies researcher, I believe the book provides innovative and strongly justified concepts of spectatorship that can help understand various nuances of the term. * Swati Joshi, Theatre Research International 48.3 *
Hannah Simpson is the Rosemary Pountney Junior Research Fellow at St Anne's College, University of Oxford. She is also the Theatre Review Editor at The Beckett Circle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192863263 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192863266 |
| Title | Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of the Witness |
| Author | Hannah Simpson |
| Series | Oxford English Monographs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2022-06-09 |
| Number of pages | 202 |
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