Surreal Beckett: Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, and Surrealism

by Alan Warren Friedman

Surreal Beckett situates Beckett's writings within the context of James Joyce and Surrealism, distinguishing ways in which Beckett forged his own unique path, sometimes in accord with, sometimes at odds with, these two powerful predecessors. Beckett was so deeply enmeshed in Joyce's circle during his early Paris days (1928 - late 1930s) that James Knowlson dubbed them his "Joyce years." But Surrealism and Surrealists rivaled Joyce for Beckett's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367888955
• ISBN13: 9780367888954
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"