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Beckett´s Dantes: Intertextuality in the Fiction and Criticism
Daniela Caselli
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Description for Beckett´s Dantes: Intertextuality in the Fiction and Criticism
Paperback. A study in English on the literary relation between Beckett and Dante. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Beckett's Dantes: Intertextuality in the Fiction and Criticism is the first study in English on the literary relation between Beckett and Dante. It is an innovative reading of Samuel Beckett and Dante's works and a critical engagement with contemporary theories of intertextuality. It is an informative intertextual reading of Beckett's work, detecting previously unknown quotations, allusions to, and parodies of Dante in Beckett's fiction and criticism. The volume interprets Dante in the original Italian (as it appears in Beckett), translating into English all Italian quotations. It benefits from a multilingual approach based on Beckett's published works in English and French, ... Read more
Beckett's Dantes: Intertextuality in the Fiction and Criticism is the first study in English on the literary relation between Beckett and Dante. It is an innovative reading of Samuel Beckett and Dante's works and a critical engagement with contemporary theories of intertextuality. It is an informative intertextual reading of Beckett's work, detecting previously unknown quotations, allusions to, and parodies of Dante in Beckett's fiction and criticism. The volume interprets Dante in the original Italian (as it appears in Beckett), translating into English all Italian quotations. It benefits from a multilingual approach based on Beckett's published works in English and French, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
386g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719071577
SKU
V9780719071577
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Ref
99-15
About Daniela Caselli
Daniela Caselli is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture at the University of Manchester.
Reviews for Beckett´s Dantes: Intertextuality in the Fiction and Criticism
'Caselli proves her ability to summarise the established critical positions succinctly and clearly - in itself no mean feat ... Caselli's study reaches its aims to a very great extent - [she] writes lucidly throughout. Reading her results is a pleasure, and the book is destined to become a 21st-century classic of Beckett criticism.' Merle Tonnies, Archiv (refers to hardback ... Read more