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The Making of Samuel Beckett´s ´Krapp´s Last Tape´/´La derniere bande´
Dr Dirk Van Hulle
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paperback. Series: The Beckett Manuscript Project. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170. Weight in Grams: 454.
First performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1958, Krapp's Last Tape has since become widely celebrated as one of Samuel Beckett's most important and powerful plays. The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'La dernière bande'/'Krapp's Last Tape' is a comprehensive reference guide to the history of the text. The book includes: - A complete descriptive catalogue of available relevant manuscripts, including French and English texts, alternative drafts and notebook pages - A critical reconstruction of the history of the history of the text, from its genesis through the process of composition ... Read more
First performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1958, Krapp's Last Tape has since become widely celebrated as one of Samuel Beckett's most important and powerful plays. The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'La dernière bande'/'Krapp's Last Tape' is a comprehensive reference guide to the history of the text. The book includes: - A complete descriptive catalogue of available relevant manuscripts, including French and English texts, alternative drafts and notebook pages - A critical reconstruction of the history of the history of the text, from its genesis through the process of composition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
The Beckett Manuscript Project
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472534231
SKU
V9781472534231
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About Dr Dirk Van Hulle
Dirk Van Hulle is Associate Professor of English Literature at the Centre for Manuscript Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is President of the European Society for Textual Scholarship and his previous books include Textual Awareness (2004).
Reviews for The Making of Samuel Beckett´s ´Krapp´s Last Tape´/´La derniere bande´
The volume supplies useful tools for aiding comprehension, such as a list of abbreviations, a generous and clarifying introduction, an index, and many illustrations of Beckett’s handwritten drafts, annotations, inspirations, and more. Highly academic and focused, this book nonetheless provides fascinating access to the various versions of Beckett’s story of a man looking back on his own various “versions.
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