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Author West, Sarah, 1965-

Title Say it : the performative voice in the dramatic works of Samuel Beckett / Sarah West
Published Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (277 pages)
Series Faux titre, 0167-9392 ; 352
Faux titre ; no. 352.
Contents 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
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Subject Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 fast
Subject Voice in literature.
Protagonists (Persons) in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
Protagonists (Persons) in literature
Voice in literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789042030794
9042030798
9789042030787
904203078X