When Samuel Beckett’s work first appeared, it was routinely described, by Adorno amongst others, as a clear example of European high culture. However, this judgement ignored an aspect of Beckett’s work and its reception that is, arguably, not yet fully understood; the intimate relation between his work and popular culture. Beckett used popular cultural forms; but popular culture has also found a place both for the work and for the man. This collection of essays examines how popular cultural forms and media are woven into the fabric of Beckett’s works, and how Beckett continues to have far-reaching impact on popular culture today in a host of different forms, in film and on television, from comics to meme culture, tourism to marketing.
David Pattie
Paul Stewart
Ken Alba
Jo Baker
James Baxter
Jonathan Bignell
Dilks Stephen
Anna Douglass
John Pilling
Mark Schreiber
Hannah Simpson
Pim Verhulst
Selvin Yaltir
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| Edited by | David Pattie, Paul Stewart |
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| Contributions by | David Pattie, Paul Stewart, Ken Alba, Jo Baker, James Baxter, Jonathan Bignell, Dilks Stephen, Anna Douglass, John Pilling, Mark Schreiber, Hannah Simpson, Pim Verhulst, Selvin Yaltir |
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Number of Pages |
310
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11.12.2019
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21,0 cm x 14,8 cm
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English
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Paperback
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Samuel Beckett in Company
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ISBN
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978-3-8382-1193-0
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403 g
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"Including work from established scholars and some of the most exciting emerging voices in the field, Pop Beckett explores the engagement with and echoes of Beckett’s work across a dazzling array of genres and contexts. This book makes a vital contribution towards understanding the continuing and sometimes unpredictable relevance of Beckett for our times."—Laura Salisbury, Exeter University
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