A Beckett Canon by Ruby Cohn

A Beckett Canon by Ruby Cohn

Samuel Beckett is unique in literature. Born and educated in Ireland, he lived most of his life in Paris. His literary output was rendered in either English or French, and he often translated one to the other, but there is disagreement about the contents of his bilingual corpus. A Beckett Canon by renowned theater scholar Ruby Cohn offers an invaluable guide to the entire corpus, commenting on Beckett's work in its original language.
Beginning in 1929 with Beckett's earliest work, the book examines the variety of genres in which he worked: poems, short stories, novels, plays, radio pieces, teleplays, reviews, and criticism. Cohn grapples with the difficulties in Beckett's work, including the opaque erudition of the early English verse and fiction, and the searching depths and syntactical ellipsis of the late works.
Specialist and nonspecialist readers will find A Beckett Canon valuable for its remarkable inclusiveness. Cohn has examined the holdings of all of the major Beckett depositories, and is thus able to highlight neglected manuscripts and correct occasional errors in their listings. Intended as a resource to accompany the reading of Beckett's writing--in English or French, published or unpublished, in part or as a whole--the book offers context, information, and interpretation of the work of one of the last century's most important writers.
Ruby Cohn is Professor Emerita of Comparative Drama, University of California, Davis. She is author or editor of many books, including Anglo-American Interplay in Recent Drama; Retreats from Realism in Recent English Drama; From Desire to Godot; and Just Play: Beckett's Theater.

Those who think they know their Beckett will be surprised and delighted at the wealth of materials Cohn presents.. a notable contribution to our understanding and appreciation of one of the last century's most challenging and rewarding writers. - Irish Independent Makes for illuminating and deeply pleasurable reading, whether taken in bits and pieces or in long sustained gulps. - Modern Drama Every serious Beckett scholar will want to own this book. - Times Literary Supplement

The late Ruby Cohn (1922-2011) was Professor of Comparative Drama at the University of California, Davis. She was author or editor of over twenty books, including many influential volumes on the work of Samuel Beckett.

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ISBN 13	9780472031313
ISBN 10	0472031317
Title	A Beckett Canon
Author	Ruby Cohn
Series	Theater--Theory Text Performance
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The University of Michigan Press
Year published	2005-12-01
Number of pages	432
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