Beckett: Waiting for Godot (Landmarks of World Literature (New))

By (author): "Lawrence Graver"
Publish Date: 1989
Beckett: Waiting for Godot (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
ISBN052184004X
ISBN139780521840040
AsinBeckett: Waiting for Godot (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
Original titleBeckett: Waiting for Godot (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
Waiting for Godot has become one of the most frequently discussed and influential plays in the history of the theater. This volume presents a comprehensive critical study of Samuel Beckett's first and most renowned dramatic work. Lawrence Graver discusses the play's background and provides a detailed analysis of its originality and distinction as a landmark of modern theatrical art. He also reviews some of the differences between Beckett's original French version and his English translation.