About Beckett: The Playwright and the Work
(Paperback, Main)
Publishing Details
About Beckett: The Playwright and the Work
By (Author) John Fletcher
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
1st November 2006
Main
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
842.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 127mm, Height 196mm, Spine 16mm
205g
Description
Emeritus Professor John Fletcher has compiled a thorough and accessible volume that explains why Beckett's work is so significant and enduring. Professor Fletcher first met Beckett in 1961 and his book is filled not only with insights into the work but also interviews with Beckett and first-hand stories and observations by those who helped to put his work on the stage, including Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Roger Blin, Peter Hall, Max Wall and George Devine.
Reviews
"'The strong point of the books in this series is the distinctive voices of the writers, their attitudes and how these are reflected in their plays. Smart chronologies and brief annotated bibliographies give the books a student - friendly feel and all are readable and jargon - free.' Aleks Sierz"
Author Bio
John Fletcher is Emeritus Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of East Anglia and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in French at the University of Kent. His publications include The Novels of Samuel Beckett (Chatto and Windus, 1964), Claude Simon and Fiction Now (Calder and Boyars, 1975) and Novel and Reader (Marion Boyars, 1980). His Faber Critical Guide to Samuel Beckett was published in 2000.
