Beckett and Authority: The Uses of Cliché (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349283972)

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: 1349283975
ISBN-13: 9781349283972
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d