Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; I.A Voice Within and Beyond the Twentieth Century; II. Genesis of the Performative Voice; III. Re-enacting Voices from the Past; IV. Voice as Protagonist; V. Voice from Page to Stage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chronology; Index
Summary
Central to Samuel Beckett's literature is a wilful voice which insists on speaking and being heard. Beckett described it as "a truly exterior voice", and in the plays he separates voice from the body and turns it into an audible character. Previous critic
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index