Title Beckett's masculinity / Jennifer M. Jeffers

Edition 1st ed Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) Series New interpretations of Beckett in the twenty-first century New interpretations of Beckett in the twenty-first century Contents Traumatized masculinity and Beckett's return -- The masculine protest : Murphy and Watt -- Return in the postwar fiction -- Embodying lost masculinity in Waiting for Godot and Endgame -- Rewinding Krapp's last tape : the return of Anglo-Irish masculinity -- The Not I of gender identity in the women-centered plays -- "The churn of stale words in the heart again" : Beckett's final return Summary This is the first book to focus on masculinity in Samuel Beckett's work as a way to understand his historical and national context, the difficulty of reading and interpreting his texts, and his ruthless disintegration of sexual and gendered norms throughout his oeuvre Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Psychology SUBJECT Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 fast Beckett, Samuel. swd Subject Masculinity in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature. Literature and society -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century Literary theory. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French. Literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature Literature and society Masculinity in literature Psychology Männlichkeit Ireland Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230101463 0230101461 0230615287 9780230615281 1282742264 9781282742260 9786612742262 6612742267

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