Beckett/Beckett - Couverture souple

Juez, Brigitte Le

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0285638122 ISBN 13 : 9780285638129

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Beckett before Beckett reveals Beckett's own history of French literature and his understanding of the origins of the modern literature of his time.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Samuel Beckett lectured on modern French literature at his old university, Trinity College, in 1930 1931 but those lectures are not widely known and have rarely been studied. This is one of the least known periods of Beckett s life. He had just returned from Paris where he had met James Joyce and had started his literary career but had not yet written his first novel. In 1930 Rachel Burrows studied French at Trinity College and her notes of Beckett s lectures have recently been found in the archives of Trinity College. Brigitte Le Juez is the first writer to fully study these lectures, the most complete record of Beckett the young intellectual, and a valuable guide to the inspirations behind his work and concept of literature. They answer many of the questions about Beckett s work. How did he define the modern novel of his day? What should literature strive to achieve, or more properly, what should it not be? They reveal the writers he studied and was influenced by and the notebooks demonstrate that Racine is the writer most frequently praised by Beckett while Balzac is the target of his fiercest criticism. Other writers studied by Beckett include Proust, Flaubert and Stendhal, Dostoyevsky and Andre Gide. Beckett before Beckett reveals Beckett s own history of French literature and his understanding of the origins of the modern literature of his time.

Biographie de l'auteur

Brigitte Le Juez is the Head of the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University, her main research interest has always been the literary relationship between France and Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0285638122
• ISBN 13: 9780285638129
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible