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1. Beckett in popular culture : essays on a postmodern icon

   Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

   "Bold and provocative, Beckett's works and even his image are a potent force in modern society. Shoes, marketing, baby names--all fall under his spell. Exploring Beckett's "art of failure" as a highly successful marketing scheme, this collection of essays finds him incorporated into virtually all aspects of popular culture in a manner that seemingly defies cataloging"--What do Bono, Seinfeld and Apple have in common? Nothing. However, it's the nothing of Samuel Beckett, which is something. Bold and provocative, Beckett's works and even his image are a potent force in modern society. Shoes, marketing, baby names-all fall under his spell. Exploring Beckett's "art of failure" as a highly successful marketing scheme, this collection of essays finds him incorporated into virtually all aspects of popular culture-television, popular fiction, movies, tattoos, even sports-in a manner that seemingly defies cataloging. Is it image-making or image-taking? Why is our culture so obsessed with an obscure Irish writer most haven't read? Each essay provides a unique appraisal of Beckett's branding.

2. Beckett in the cultural field

   Siess, Jürgen, 1942-

   Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2013.

   The thematic part of this volume of Samuel Beckett Today/Aujourd'hui is devoted mainly to Beckett's texts of the forties and later, and particularly to those he composed after his adoption of the French language. The essays presented in this part of the current issue attempt to see Beckett as a writer among other authors with whom he connects or competes, to examine his relations with artists, whether Beckett stimulates them or is stimulated by them, and to define his 'posture' and his position in the cultural field. How does the budding francophone writer position himself in the cultural fiel.The thematic part of this volume of Samuel Beckett Today/Aujourd hui is devoted mainly to Beckett s texts of the forties and later, and particularly to those he composed after his adoption of the French language. The essays presented in this part of the current issue attempt to see Beckett as a writer among other authors with whom he connects or competes, to examine his relations with artists, whether Beckett stimulates them or is stimulated by them, and to define his posture and his position in the cultural field. How does the budding francophone writer position himself in the cultural field during his difficult beginnings and after his first successes? How can he be situated in relation to the three cultures he is dealing with? What are the parallels between Beckett s own texts and those of other writers (literary and philosophical), but also between his work and the work of artists of the period? The ten essays in the free-space section of this volume also mainly concern his texts that were first written in French, and situate Beckett in relation to different topics, from Dante to the War on Terror. ".

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3. Beckett Re-Membered : After the Centenary

   Carney, James, 1978-

   Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.

   Beckett Re-Membered showcases some of the most recent scholarship on the Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Samuel Beckett. As well as essays on Beckett's literary output, it contains a section on the philosophical dimension of his work - an important addition, given the profound impact Beckett has had on European philosophy. Rather than attempting to circumscribe Beckett scholarship by advocating a theoretical position or thematic focus, Beckett Re-Membered reflects the exciting and diver ...Beckett Re-Membered showcases some of the most recent scholarship on the Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Samuel Beckett. As well as essays on Beckett's literary output, it contains a section on the philosophical dimension of his work - an important addition, given the profound impact Beckett has had on European philosophy. Rather than attempting to circumscribe Beckett scholarship by advocating a theoretical position or thematic focus, Beckett Re-Membered reflects the exciting and diverse range of critical interventions that Beckett studies continues to generate. In the nineteen essays that comprise this volume, every major articulation of Beckett's work is addressed, with the result that it offers an unusually comprehensive survey of its target author. Beckett Re-Membered will appeal to any reader who is interested in provocative responses to one of the twentieth century's most important European writers.

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