Samuel Beckett

This study presents an original perspective on one of the twentieth century's greatest writers of prose fiction and drama. Andrew Kennedy links Beckett's vision of a diminished humanity with his art of formally and verbally diminished resources, and traces the fundamental simplicity and coherence of Beckett's work beneath its complex textures. An introduction outlines the personal, cultural and specifically literary contexts of Beckett's writing, while a concluding chapter offers up-to-date reflections on his Åuvre, from the point-of-view of the themes highlighted throughout the book.Kennedy, Arthur K. is the author of 'Samuel Beckett' with ISBN 9780521254823 and ISBN 0521254825.