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Collectively the works of Samuel Beckett, winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize for Literature, reveal a remarkable continuity of theme. Together his writings present a particular view of life and each novel constitutes part of a larger whole.
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INDEX
The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below
A and B (French version of Molloy)
A and C (Molloy)
Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Abel. See Christian imagery
Absurd, the: as a cultural concept
Absurdity: as theme in Watt
A la recherche du temps perdu (Proust)
Alexander of Hales
Ambrose, Father (Molloy)
Analogy, as principle in theology: Watt
Molloy
Anna Livia Plurabelle (Joyce): Beckett as translator of
Antepurgatory, Danteās
Aquinas, Saint Thomas
Archetypal patterns: Watt
trilogy
Aristotle
Arsene (Watt)
āAssez.ā See āEnoughā
āAssumptionā
Astrology: in Murphy
Attachment, theme of. See Desire
Authors, Beckettās characters as
Basil (The Unnamable)
Beatrice, Danteās
Beckett, Samuel Barclay: biographical data
attitude toward philosophy
academic background
not a Cartesian
as the true narrator of the trilogy. See also Technique
Belacqua, Danteās
āBelacqua blissā
Belacqua Shuah (More Pricks than Kicks): name derived from Dante
indolence
desire for isolation
sexual tastes
need for fellowship
physical impairments
need to keep moving
solipsism
pursued by Furies
attracted by insanity
desire to return to womb
feelings about death
unconcerned with politics
concern with justice of God
attitude toward Dante
self-deception
pose of self-sufficiency
implicit Cartesianism
narratorās critical attitude toward
Bem (How It Is)
Bicycles: in More Pricks than Kicks
in Molloy
āBing.ā See āPingā
Birth, as image; in Malone Dies
in The Unnamable
Bom (How It Is)
Bonaventura, Saint
Buddhism
āCalmant, Le.ā See Stories
āCalmative, The.ā See Stories
Calvet, Mother (Texts for nothing)
Cain. See Christian imagery
Camier (āMercier et Camierā): mentioned in trilogy
Carducci, GiosuĆØ
Cartesian dualism: and for Beckettās characters
Beckettās attitude toward
implicit in thought of Belacqua Shuah
in Murphy
in Molloy, āThe End,ā and How It Is. See also Descartes
Castle, The (Kafka)
Catholicism. See Irish Catholicism
Celia (Murphy): as parallel to Danteās Beatrice
disaffection with life
Charcoal-burner (Molloy)
Christian imagery: purgatory
the Annunciation
Christmas
heaven
Cain and Abel
two thieves
Angelus
ecclesi...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- I Introduction: Beckett and the Twentieth Century
- II Early Writings: The First Statements of Beckettās Themes
- III Murphy
- IV Watt and the Transition to the Trilogy
- V The Structure of the Trilogy
- VI Disillusionment with Knowledge and Action
- VII Longing for Silence
- VIII Inferno
- IX Beyond the Trilogy
- X Postscript: Beckettās Fiction since 1964
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index