Waiting for Godot
Title | Waiting for Godot PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Beckett |
Publisher | Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2011-04-12 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780802198822 |
From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. As Clive Barnes wrote, “Time catches up with genius … Waiting for Godot is one of the masterpieces of the century.” The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone—or something—named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree, inhabiting a drama spun of their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existential post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.
Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
Title | Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Taylor-Batty |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 125 |
Release | 2013-06-13 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1441156100 |
"An impressively complete survey of the play in its cultural, theatrical, historical and political contexts." - David Bradby, co-editor of Contemporary Theatre Review Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is not only an indisputably important and influential dramatic text -it is also one of the most significant western cultural landmarks of the twentieth century. Originally written in French, the play first amazed and appalled Parisian theatre-goers and critics before receiving a harshly dismissive initial critical response in Britain in 1955. Its influence since then on the international stage has been significant, impacting on generations of actors, directors and audiences.
Waiting for Godot
Title | Waiting for Godot PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Beckett |
Publisher | Clipper Audio |
Total Pages | 188 |
Release | 2013-06-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781471233852 |
There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. Yet it is both a popular text to be studied at school and an enigma. The scene is a country road. There is a solitary tree. It is evening. Two tramp-like figures, Vladimir and Estragon, exchange words. Pull off boots. Munch a root vegetable. Two other curious characters enter. And a boy. Time passes. It is all strange yet familiar. Waiting for Godot casts its spell as powerfully in this audiobook recording as it does on stage.
En Attendant Godot
Title | En Attendant Godot PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Beckett |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780802118219 |
In honor of the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth, this bilingual edition of "Waiting for Godot" features side-by-side text in French and English so readers can experience the mastery of Beckett's language and explore the nuances of his creativity.
Beckett: Waiting for Godot
Title | Beckett: Waiting for Godot PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Graver |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2004-05-27 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521549387 |
This volume offers a comprehensive critical study of Samuel Beckett's first and most renowned dramatic work, Waiting for Godot, which has become one of the most frequently discussed, and influential plays in the history of the theatre. Lawrence Graver discusses the play's background and provides a detailed analysis of its originality and distinction as a landmark of modern theatrical art. He reviews some of the differences between Beckett's original French version and his English translation.
Samuel Beckett
Title | Samuel Beckett PDF eBook |
Author | Ruby Cohn |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
Title | Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot PDF eBook |
Author | William Hutchings |
Publisher | Praeger |
Total Pages | 194 |
Release | 2005-05-30 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
Texts -- Meaning -- Intellectual contexts -- Dramatic art -- Performance.