Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-233) and index
The Drama in the Text argues that Beckett's late fiction, like his radio plays, demands to be read aloud, since much of the emotional meaning lodges in its tonality. In Beckett's haunting prose work the reader turns listener, collaborating with the sound of words to elucidate meaning from the silence of the universe. Enoch Brater ranges across all of Beckett's work, quoting from it liberally, and makes connections mainly with other writers, but also with details drawn from the entire Western cultural heritage. Brater serves as an authoritative and persuasive guide to the rich texture of such a difficult but compelling vocabulary, providing recognition, insight, and accessibility
This treatise argues that Samuel Beckett's late fiction, like his radio plays, demands to be read aloud, since much of the emotional meaning lodges in its tonality. The book provides recognition, insight and accessibility to Beckett's difficult yet...
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This treatise argues that Samuel Beckett's late fiction, like his radio plays, demands to be read aloud, since much of the emotional meaning lodges in its tonality. The book provides recognition, insight and accessibility to Beckett's difficult yet compelling vocabulary
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-233) and index
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Contents; 1. Still Beckett; 2. Acts of Enunciation; 3. The Play of Language; 4. The Performative Voice; 5. Trios and Trilogies; Voice Verbatim; A Site and a Scene for the Said; Saying ""Nohow on""; 6. Posthumous Voices and More Stirrings Still; 7. Dire Comments on comment dire; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
