Most people most of the time want to live for ever. But there is another truth; the longing for oblivion. With pain, wit, and humour, the art of Samuel Beckett

At stake in this book is a struggle with language in a time when our old faith in the redeeming of the word-and the word's power to redeem-has almost been destr

A radical re-reading of Samuel Beckett's work as promising happiness and enlightenment. Kleinberg-Levin rejects the traditional interpretation of Beckett's work

Exploring Beckett's relationship with the visual arts and its influence on his creative expression

In contrast to the many critics who consider W. B. Yeats a dominant influence on Beckett's drama, this study demonstrates that the two are almost diametrically