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The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett New Ed Edition, Kindle Edition

by Samuel Beckett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 323 ratings
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The present volume gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre, from 1955 to 1984. It includes both the major dramatic works and the short and more compressed texts for the stage and for radio.
'He believes in the cadence, the comma, the bite of word on reality, whatever else he believes; and his devotion to them, he makes clear, is a sufficient focus for the reader's attention. In the modern history of literature he is a unique moral figure, not a dreamer of rose-gardens but a cultivator of what will grow in the waste land, who can make us see the exhilarating design that thorns and yucca share with whatever will grow anywhere.' - Hugh Kenner
Contents: Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Happy Days, All That Fall, Acts Without Words, Krapp's Last Tape, Roughs for the Theatre, Embers, Roughs for the Radio, Words and Music, Cascando, Play, Film, The Old Tune, Come and Go, Eh Joe, Breath, Not I, That Time, Footfalls, Ghost Trio,...but the clouds...,A Piece ofMonologue, Rockaby, Ohio Impromptu, Quad, Catastrophe, Nacht und Traume, What Where.

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  4. Publication date
    December 20, 2012
  5. Part of series
    Faber Drama
  6. Language
    English
  7. File size
    4979 KB
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About the Author

Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin in 1906. He was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1927. His made his poetry debut in 1930 with Whoroscope and followed it with essays and two novels before World War Two. He wrote one of his most famous plays, Waiting for Godot, in 1949 but it wasn't published in English until 1954. Waiting for Godot brought Beckett international fame and firmly established him as a leading figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. Beckett continued to write prolifically for radio, TV and the theatre until his death in 1989.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B3M3H3G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber; New Ed edition (December 20, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 20, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4979 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 484 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin in 1906. He was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1927. His made his poetry debut in 1930 with Whoroscope and followed it with essays and two novels before World War Two. He wrote one of his most famous plays, Waiting for Godot, in 1949 but it wasn't published in English until 1954. Waiting for Godot brought Beckett international fame and firmly established him as a leading figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Beckett continued to write prolifically for radio, TV and the theatre until his death in 1989.

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Daphne
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius is an understatement
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
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I confess to being near obsessed with Waiting for Godot, I've read the play twice, watched it performed on Youtube twice. Malloy is also quite well done. I seldom read books or plays more than once, not so with Beckett. His stuff I read and read again.
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Maryam
5.0 out of 5 stars Beckett is a thinker who cannot think anymore.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2015
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We can find roots of rationalism in Beckett's logic. But he continues the logic till the end,where it transfers to illogic. that's why narrative as logical subjectivity falls apart and Beckett turns into theater. "being there" for Beckett is the theater. "I say it, as I hear it, I whisper it in the mud." @HOW IT IS
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Stephen S. Dankner
5.0 out of 5 stars Read while watching the DVDs.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020
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Beckett's language - his poetry - is stupendously beautiful.
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Christopher Scott Mayse
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for any fan of Absurd theatre!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015
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It is an excellent text! Has everything you need to be able to not only work on Absurdism as an artist, but to use it in an instructional environment as well. I would recommend it highly, thank you!!!
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Terence Kuch
4.0 out of 5 stars All the dramatic pieces of Beckett
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
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All Beckett's pieces for stage, from the brilliant and famous to the trivial and voiceless. If this is your interest, this is the book.
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michael cole
5.0 out of 5 stars All the Plays in one place
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2014
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What could be bad about all Beckett's plays in one book? Waiting for Godot 'the only play in which nothing happens, twice', Endgame 'playing for a certain end' and Krapp's Last Tape 'the reappraisal of a life' are all here, together with other gems.
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Kat
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2021
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Great book!
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Francis O'Grady
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to any library
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017
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Short delay in delivery. But well worth it. Great addition to any library!!
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Mimiggia
5.0 out of 5 stars Meraviglia
Reviewed in Italy on March 8, 2023
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Libro arrivato il giorno dopo ed in ottimo stato. Che dire? Usato per un esame universitario, più conveniente delle stampe delle sue singole opere in pdf. Beckett va studiato, interpretato e compreso e così le sue opere. Mi sono innamorata
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May
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent anthology & arrived quickly
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2019
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This is a great anthology of Beckett's works. It's very lightweight, and the text is formatted well & easy to read. The publisher didn't include a preface, introduction, or author biography, which I think was a good decision. There are countless books about Beckett, but this one focuses on his work and only on his work.

The book arrived in pristine condition and well ahead of schedule. It was estimated to be arriving between Friday, August 30th and Monday, September 23rd. To my delight, it arrived today (Saturday, August 24th) - much sooner than expected! I really appreciate the speed of the shipping, as I was hoping to be able to read this book before my classes start in September. Thank you for such a great purchasing experience! :)
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Grotty Boy
5.0 out of 5 stars He sucked up more than his share
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2018
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Beckett dropped here from mercury. They cod on he's from Foxrock! He sucked up more than his share, leaving no juice for me. I blame him for my failures. I blame him for the extra hole I have to put in my belt leather. I haven't done a solid discharge in three years, even my excreta can't wait to be shot of me. Why did you have to be so whet Samuel? Why so precise? You could have left a small bit for me. Just a morsel. xx
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fonsimc2
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto.
Reviewed in Spain on December 14, 2016
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El libro cumple con mis objetivos. Todo está ok. Muchas gracias. Sin duda volveré a comprar por aquí de nuevo.
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madanananda
5.0 out of 5 stars appreciated
Reviewed in India on March 12, 2017
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Superb item
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