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Author:   Dr Mark Nixon (University of Reading, UK) ,  Dr Matthew Feldman (University of York, UK) ,  Chris Ackerley (University of Otago) ,  Mary Bryden
Publisher:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition:   NIPPOD
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.456kg
ISBN:  

9781441123183

ISBN 10:   1441123180
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction: ‘Getting known': Samuel Beckett's International Reception 1. The Business of Being Beckett: Beckett's Reception in the USA, S.E. Gontarski (Florida State University, USA) 2. Beckett Among the Philosophes: The Critical Reception of Samuel Beckett in France, Shane Weller (University of Kent, UK) 3. Beckett's Reception in Great Britain, Mary Bryden (University of Northampton, UK) 4. Samuel Beckett's Reception in Ireland, Seán Kennedy (St. Mary's University, Canada) 5. The Reception of Beckett's Theatre and Television Pieces in West and East Germany, Gaby Hartel, Klaus Völker and Thomas Irmer (Frie University Berlin, Germany) 6. Shades of Negativity and Self-Reflexivity: The Reception of Beckett in German Literary Studies, Eckart Voigts-Virchow (University of Siegen, Germany) 7. Samuel Beckett's Reception in Australia and New Zealand, Russell Smith and Chris Ackerley (Australian National University, Australia and University of Otago, New Zealand) 8. The Reception of Samuel Beckett in China, Lie Jianxi and Mike Ingham (Macao Polytechnic Institute and Lignan University, Hong Kong) 9. The Japanese Reception of Samuel Beckett, Yoshiki Tajiri and Mariko Hori Tanaka (University of Tokyo, Japan and Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan) 10. Samuel Beckett and Poland, Marek Kedzierski (Freiburg, Germany) 11. Samuel Beckett in the Low Countries, Dirk Van Hulle (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 12. Thinking of ‘a rhyme for ""Euganean"": Beckett in Italy, Daniela Caselli (University of Manchester, UK) 13. Beckett's Nordic Reception, Ulrika Maude (University of Durham, UK) 14. Samuel Beckett behind the Iron Curtain: The Reception in Eastern Europe, Octavian Saiu (University of Otago, New Zealand) 15. A Long Time Coming: The Critical Response to Samuel Beckett in Spain and Portugal, José Francisco Fernández (University of Almería, Spain) Index"

Reviews

That Beckett has been a major player on the international stage has long been recognized by audiences and critics alike. What this volume makes clear is just how wide-ranging and enduring his presence as a global writer continues to be. This collection of essays will be of major importance to anyone concerned with how the multi-faceted Beckett has been translated, read, received and performed in so many places all over the world. - Professor Enoch Brater is the author of Beyond Minimalism, The Drama in the Text and The Essential Samuel Beckett. This landmark study attests to Samuel Beckett's truly global impact. It is a major contribution to the intricate reception of one of the leading writers of the twentieth century. Executed with scholarly authority and theoretical awareness, this is the definitive account of Beckett's reception around the world. - Dr Ronan McDonald, University of Reading, UK [A] highly readable edited collection... Despite the disparate histories of reception that make up the volume there are many points of cohesion, such as the impact that En Attendant Godot made throughout Europe in several fascinating accounts. -- The Year's Work in English Studies, Volume 90

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Mark Nixon is Lecturer in English at the University of Reading, UK, where he is also the Director of the Beckett International Foundation. Matthew Feldman is Lecturer in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Northampton, UK.

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