Modern Philosophy - 20th Century, Modern Aesthetics, Art & Literature, Psychology & Literature
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Overview
As a young man, Samuel Beckett (1906-89) hoped that writing could provide psychic authenticity and true representation of the physical world. Instead, he found himself immersed in artificialities and self-enclosed word games. Daniel Albright argues that Beckett sought escape through allegories of artistic frustration and the art of non-representation and estrangement. Albright depicts Beckett experimenting with the concept that an artistic medium might be made to speak. Engaging with radio, film, television, prose and drama, Albright's Beckett becomes a sophisticated theorist of the very notion of the aesthetic.Synopsis
Engages with radio, film, television, prose and drama; shows Beckett as a sophisticated theorist of aesthetics.
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"...an intellectual tour de force that offers a profound and lucid analysis of Beckett's artistic practice. Albright is at ease with the numerous discourses he uses and writes poetically and provocatively. For its elegance, rigour, and insights, Beckett and Aesthetics ought to be required reading for anyone interested in Beckett's drama and performance work." Modern DramaBook Details
Published
March 1, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
179
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521829083