"A compendium of treats! From significant biographical revelations drawn from the writer's unpublished German diaries to astute investigations of his work viewed on its own and in relation to that of other verbal and visual artists, Beckett at 100 offers fresh insights into one of the twentieth century's most creative minds. In its breadth of vision, it's a fitting gift for the doyenne of Beckett criticism; in its wealth of new material, it's a generous gift for us all."--Louis Oppenheim, Montclair State University
"This book succeeds in bringing Beckett's work into dialogue with a wide range of writers, thinkers, and artists." David Bradby, Royal Holloway, University of London
"The essays...succeed in getting into the depth of Beckett's work...Recommended."--Choice
"A brilliant and unique organization that alone (apart from the well-written and very smart essays of the collection) deserves to be considered."--Kritikon Litterarum
"A splendid omnium gatherum...Will certainly give scholars of the Irish writer reason to celebrate." --Contemporary Literature
Review
"A compendium of treats! From significant biographical revelations drawn from the writer's unpublished German diaries to astute investigations of his work viewed on its own and in relation to that of other verbal and visual artists, Beckett at 100 offers fresh insights into one of the twentieth century's most creative minds. In its breadth of vision, it's a fitting gift for the doyenne of Beckett criticism; in its wealth of new material, it's a generous gift for us all."--Louis Oppenheim, Montclair State University
"This book succeeds in bringing Beckett's work into dialogue with a wide range of writers, thinkers, and artists." David Bradby, Royal Holloway, University of London
"The essays...succeed in getting into the depth of Beckett's work...Recommended."--Choice
"A brilliant and unique organization that alone (apart from the well-written and very smart essays of the collection) deserves to be considered."--Kritikon Litterarum
"A splendid omnium gatherum...Will certainly give scholars of the Irish writer reason to celebrate." --Contemporary Literature
Book Description
Contains twenty-three essays by leading international Beckett scholars
From the Publisher
Linda Ben-Zvi is Professor of Theatre Studies, Tel Aviv University and Professor emerita, English and Theatre, Colorado State University. Among her many books are Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times (Oxford UP, 2005). She is a recipient of the George Freedley Special Jury Prize, Theatre Library Association, and was a John Stern Distinguished Professor at Colorado, Fellow at the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Lady Davis Professor at Hebrew University, and twice elected President of the International Samuel Beckett Society.
Angela Moorjani is emerita professor of modern languages and linguistics (French) at the University of Maryland-UMBC. Her many studies of Samuel Beckett and the aesthetic and ethical effects of melancholy in literature and the arts include the postructural Abysmal Games in the Novels of Samuel Beckett (1982), The Aesthetics of Loss and Lessness (1992) and Beyond Fetishism (2000).
About the Author
Linda Ben-Zvi is Professor of Theatre Studies, Tel Aviv University and Professor emerita, English and Theatre, Colorado State University. Among her many books are Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times (Oxford UP, 2005). She is a recipient of the George Freedley Special Jury Prize, Theatre Library Association, and was a John Stern Distinguished Professor at Colorado, Fellow at the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Lady Davis Professor at Hebrew University, and twice elected President of the International Samuel Beckett Society.
Angela Moorjani is emerita professor of modern languages and linguistics (French) at the University of Maryland-UMBC. Her many studies of Samuel Beckett and the aesthetic and ethical effects of melancholy in literature and the arts include the postructural Abysmal Games in the Novels of Samuel Beckett (1982), The Aesthetics of Loss and Lessness (1992) and Beyond Fetishism (2000).
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