Beckett: Waiting for Godot

Lawrence Graver

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511802492

This 2004 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, and discusses the liberating influence of Waiting for Godot on such important playwrights as Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.

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Chronology
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1 - En attendant Godot/Waiting for Godot: genesis and reception
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2 - Approaching the play
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3 - Godot in French and in English
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4 - The presence of Godot: the play in the contemporary theatre and elsewhere
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Guide to further reading
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Frontmatter
pp i-vii

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-ix

Chronology
pp x-xx

1 - En attendant Godot/Waiting for Godot: genesis and reception
pp 1-18

2 - Approaching the play
pp 19-69

3 - Godot in French and in English
pp 70-78

4 - The presence of Godot: the play in the contemporary theatre and elsewhere
pp 79-102

Guide to further reading
pp 103-107

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