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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
Contributor(s): Taylor-Batty, Mark (Author), Taylor-Batty, Juliette (Author)
ISBN: 0826495931     ISBN-13: 9780826495938
Publisher: Continuum
OUR PRICE:   $133.65  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2009
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Annotation: Informative critical introduction to Beckett's Waiting for Godot, one of the most commonly studied modern plays.
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism
- Literary Criticism | Drama
Dewey: 842.914
Series: Modern Theatre Guides
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages
 
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An impressively complete survey of the play in its cultural, theatrical, historical and political contexts. - David Bradby, co-editor of Contemporary Theatre Review
Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is not only an indisputably important and influential dramatic text -it is also one of the most significant western cultural landmarks of the twentieth century. Originally written in French, the play first amazed and appalled Parisian theatre-goers and critics before receiving a harshly dismissive initial critical response in Britain in 1955. Its influence since then on the international stage has been significant, impacting on generations of actors, directors and audiences.

Contributor Bio(s): Taylor-Batty, Juliette: - Juliette Taylor-Batty is Associate Senior Lecturer in English at Leeds Trinity & All Saints, Leeds, UK.

Taylor-Batty, Mark: - Mark Taylor-Batty is Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the Workshop Theatre, School of English, University of Leeds, in the UK. He is co-author with Juliette Taylor-Batty, of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and has authored two further books on Harold Pinter's writings.