Beckett and Authority

Description:

This work investigates the relationship between verbal cliché, memory and authority in Beckett's prose and theatre, and argues that by consciously manipulating the language of clichés, Beckett challenges intellectual, social and religious authority and argues for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Deleuze.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Philosophy,  Literary style,  Philosophy in literature,  Authority in literature,  Stupidity in literature,  Literary Discourse analysis,  Beckett, samuel, 1906-1989,  Discourse analysis, literary,  Philosophie dans la littérature,  Autorité dans la littérature,  Bêtise dans la littérature,  Discours littéraire,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  French,  Literary studies: from c 1900 -.,  Literary studies: plays & playwrights,  Plays, playscripts,  Literature,  Gemeenplaatsen