Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot/Endgame by Peter Boxall

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The guide presents the major debates that surround these works as they develop, from Martin Esslin's early appropriation of the plays as examples of the Theatre of the Absurd, to recent poststructuralist and postcolonial readings by critics such as Steven Connor, Mary Bryden and Declan Kiberd.

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Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot/Endgame by Peter Boxall

The guide presents the major debates that surround these works as they develop, from Martin Esslin's early appropriation of the plays as examples of the Theatre of the Absurd, to recent poststructuralist and postcolonial readings by critics such as Steven Connor, Mary Bryden and Declan Kiberd.
'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticism having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading
PETER BOXALL is Lecturer in English at the University of Sussex.
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ISBN 13 9781840460827
ISBN 10 1840460822
Title Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot/Endgame
Author Peter Boxall
Series Readers' Guides To Essential Criticism
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 2000-04-01
Number of pages 194
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