The Making of Samuel Beckett's Play/Comedie and Film - Couverture souple

Beloborodova, Dr Olga

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472534964 ISBN 13 : 9781472534965

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019

Synopsis

Samuel Beckett's short play Play / Comédie and his only film Film were written around the same time (1962-1963). They both have self-referential titles that invite meditation on the genres they represent. Although medium-specific opportunities and challenges underlie their very different geneses, they have influenced each other in terms of both form and content. In more ways than one, Film continues where Play left off. Whereas in Play the genesis shows a steady increase in speech tempo to the point of near unintelligibility, the silent Film radically eliminates speech from the outset. Conversely, the cinematic element is also clearly present in Play, notably in the crucial role assigned to the light beam as the mechanical, mindless inquisitor. Both works are grounded in technology and rely heavily on explanatory notes for the members of their production teams, thus exposing the inherently collaborative nature of such projects. The genetic critical analysis of the manuscripts of Play / Comédie and Film not only contributes to the interpretation of each work separately but also considers the two works together through the prism of Beckett's multimedial authorship.

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À propos de l'auteur

Olga Beloborodova is a Teaching Assistant and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Universiteit Antwepen, Belgium.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472534964
• ISBN 13: 9781472534965
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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