ISBN: 9780748686575

Demented Particulars offers a detailed annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy.The book includes an extensive Introduction, which outlines the compositional and publi… More...

Demented Particulars offers a detailed annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy.The book includes an extensive Introduction, which outlines the compositional and publishing history of the novel, the critical debate, an account of Beckett's reading that went into the book, and a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of this comic cosmos.There is also an extensive bibliography of works pertinent to Murphy, and a thematic Index.The main thrust of the book concerns the page by page annotations of the novel itself, with close reference to the range of Beckett's reading (literary, philosophical, theological, biographical and other) that went into the making of this encyclopedic work.The importance of the study lies not simply in the discovery of many new facts, but equally in the assessment of how these laid the foundations for so much of Beckett's later work.The book pays tribute to the astounding range of Beckett's reading in the 1930s, and in so doing documents with precision the extent to which Beckett's later writings, and his dramatic pieces in particular, arise out of the matrix of the earlier works.; EPUB; Reference & Languages > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies: general > Literary studi, Edinburgh University Press<

ISBN: 9780748686575

Demented Particulars offers a detailed annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy.The book includes an extensive Introduction, which outlines the compositional and publi… More...

Demented Particulars offers a detailed annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy.The book includes an extensive Introduction, which outlines the compositional and publishing history of the novel, the critical debate, an account of Beckett's reading that went into the book, and a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of this comic cosmos.There is also an extensive bibliography of works pertinent to Murphy, and a thematic Index.The main thrust of the book concerns the page by page annotations of the novel itself, with close reference to the range of Beckett's reading (literary, philosophical, theological, biographical and other) that went into the making of this encyclopedic work.The importance of the study lies not simply in the discovery of many new facts, but equally in the assessment of how these laid the foundations for so much of Beckett's later work.The book pays tribute to the astounding range of Beckett's reading in the 1930s, and in so doing documents with precision the extent to which Beckett's later writings, and his dramatic pieces in particular, arise out of the matrix of the earlier works.; EPUB; Reference & Languages > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies: general > Literary studi, Edinburgh University Press<

ISBN: 9780748686575

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surr… More...

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surrounding it. He gives an account of the vast range of reading that directly influenced Murphy, and a presents a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of it. He also includes an extensive bibliography and a thematic index. Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, Edinburgh University Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780748686575

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surr… More...

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surrounding it. He gives an account of the vast range of reading that directly influenced Murphy, and a presents a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of it. He also includes an extensive bibliography and a thematic index. Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Coll Classics>Lit Companions, Edinburgh University Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780748686575

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surr… More...

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surrounding it. He gives an account of the vast range of reading that directly influenced Murphy, and a presents a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of it. He also includes an extensive bibliography and a thematic index. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Lit Companions, Edinburgh University Press Digital >16<