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Beckett in Popular Culture: Essays on a Postmodern Icon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786499595)
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xWhat 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.
This collection of new essays (one exception) finds him incorporated into virtually all aspects of popular culture--television, popular fiction, movies, tattoos, even sports--in a manner that seems to defy classifying. Is it image-making or image-taking? Why is our culture so obsessed with an obscure Irish writer most people have not read? Each essay provides a unique appraisal of Beckett's branding.
Author: P. J. Murphy
ISBN-10: 0786499591
ISBN-13: 9780786499595
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2015
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
By P. J. Murphy
xP.J. Murphy teaches modern Irish literature and critical theory at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia. Nick Pawliuk lectures in the English and Modern Languages department at Thompson Rivers University, specializing in popular culture with a focus on the graphic novel and speculative fiction.
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