Beckett and French Theory - The Narration of Transgression

Samuel Beckett's works have spawned a great variety of critical - sometimes contradictory - interpretations, most recently ones stemming from postmodern theories of literature. In keeping with this trend, this book probes the relationship between Beckett's fiction and the work of a number of contemporary French thinkers, such as Maurice Blanchot and Gilles Deleuze, which demonstrates how concepts such as «the thought of the outside» and «the simulacrum» also generate Beckett's transgressive narrative. Beckett and French Theory provides valuable new knowledge and understanding to teachers and students of both Beckett's fiction and recent French critical theory.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

The Author: Eric Migernier was born in Moulins, France, and has lived in the United States since 1980. He received his Ph.D. in French literature from the University of Minnesota and is Associate Professor of French at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. His publications include essays in Cincinnati Review and SISSI Conference Proceedings (2005).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Eric Migernier
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 17.08.2006
• EAN: 9780820486499
• ISBN: 978-0-8204-8649-9
• Seiten: 146
• Abmessung: 160 mm x 12 mm x 230 mm
• Gewicht: 351 g
• Serie: Francophone Cultures and Literatures
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft