The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape'/'La derniere bande'

Author:   Dr Dirk Van Hulle (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781472534231


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 May 2016
Format:   Paperback
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The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape'/'La derniere bande'


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First performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1958, Krapp's Last Tape has since become widely celebrated as one of Samuel Beckett's most important and powerful plays. The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'La dernière bande'/'Krapp's Last Tape' is a comprehensive reference guide to the history of the text. The book includes: - A complete descriptive catalogue of available relevant manuscripts, including French and English texts, alternative drafts and notebook pages - A critical reconstruction of the history of the history of the text, from its genesis through the process of composition to its full publication history - A detailed guide to exploring the manuscripts online at the Beckett Digital Manuscripts Project at www.beckettarchive.org This volume is part of the Beckett Digital Manuscript Project (BDMP), a collaboration between the Centre for Manuscript Genetics (University of Antwerp, Belgium), the Beckett International Foundation (University of Reading, UK) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre (University of Texas at Austin, USA), with the support of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.

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Author:   Dr Dirk Van Hulle (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.20cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781472534231


ISBN 10:   1472534239
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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The volume supplies useful tools for aiding comprehension, such as a list of abbreviations, a generous and clarifying introduction, an index, and many illustrations of Beckett’s handwritten drafts, annotations, inspirations, and more. Highly academic and focused, this book nonetheless provides fascinating access to the various versions of Beckett’s story of a man looking back on his own various “versions. * American Reference Books Annual *


The volume supplies useful tools for aiding comprehension, such as a list of abbreviations, a generous and clarifying introduction, an index, and many illustrations of Beckett's handwritten drafts, annotations, inspirations, and more. Highly academic and focused, this book nonetheless provides fascinating access to the various versions of Beckett's story of a man looking back on his own various versions. American Reference Books Annual


Author Information

Dirk Van Hulle is Associate Professor of English Literature at the Centre for Manuscript Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is President of the European Society for Textual Scholarship and his previous books include Textual Awareness (2004).

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