Beckett and Authority: The Uses of Cliché (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230008335)

This new book situates Beckett in a philosophical and literary tradition that has argued for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein. It investigates the relationship between verbal cliché, revealing the strategies he used to challenge intellectual and social authority in his works.

Author: Elizabeth Barry
ISBN-10: 023000833X
ISBN-13: 9780230008335
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2006
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.76h x 6.46w x 0.70d