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Loading... Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (original 1953; edition 1994)by Samuel Beckett
Work InformationWaiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett (1953)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Samuel Beckett is like the John Cage of literature; their work can be looked at as either absurdly intricate or blatantly daft, which as a result, causes a lot of contentions for the ostentatious critics and breezy consumers alike. I'm personally very much on the fence when it comes to minimalism in general; there's a point where I have to draw the line and say this is too much. Fortunately for Beckett, he falls comfortably on the side of brilliance for this work alone and deserves his leather armchair in Irish heaven amongst the likes of Joyce and Yeats. ( ) I'm not quite sure what to think of Waiting for Godot. Did I enjoy it? More or less. Did I understand it? I think that's hard to say. The banality and futility are interesting to explore, but I can't help but feel like there's more here that I'm not accessing, at least not on a first read, and without having seen it performed. Belongs to Publisher SeriesA tot vent (719) Is contained inThe Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett: Volume III of The Grove Centenary Editions (Works of Samuel Beckett the Grove Centenary Editions) by Samuel Beckett Has the adaptationIs parodied inHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideAwardsNotable Lists
This volume is an absurdist play in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. They claim he's an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, admitting that they would not recognize him when they do see him. To occupy the time they eat, sleep, converse, argue, sing, play games, exercise, swap hats, and contemplate suicide -- anything "to hold the terrible silence at bay". Throughout the play, the audience may encounter religious, philosophical, classical, psychoanalytical, biographical, and especially wartime references. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)842.914Literature French French drama 1900- 20th century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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