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Zusatztext Pilling's careful excavation of manuscript materials is wholly in line with the aims of this series which stress primary and archival sources as contexts for major (and minor) works of Modernism? the volume under review! will prove indispensable for future scholars of what Jean-Michel Rabaté once termed 'Beckett avant Beckett'. Informationen zum Autor John Pilling Klappentext Drawing on private correspondence and little known documents, published and unpublished, Pilling explores every aspect of the More Pricks Than Kicks short story collection. From its publishing history to why they were written, Pilling reveals Beckett's conflicted feelings about the 'compromise' of writing short stories and his struggle to find a voice distinct from James Joyce, his friend and authority of the form. By discussing each story as separate entity, in a grouping that deviates from the collection, and by analysing 'Echo's Bones', Pilling makes new comparisons and contrasts, illustrating Beckett's idiosyncratic handling of the form. Making sure to place the stories in the context of the post-war work, this early study of Beckett highlights the years and work central to his development as a writer.An in-depth study of Samuel Beckett's first published book of fiction. Zusammenfassung A study of Samuel Beckett's first published book of fiction, "More Pricks Than Kicks". From its publishing history to why they were written, it reveals Beckett's conflicted feelings about the 'compromise' of writing short stories and his struggle to find a voice distinct from James Joyce, his friend and authority of the form. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements \ Preface \ 1. The Disruptive Intelligence \ 2. My sometime friend Belacqua \ 3. How it went in the world \ 4. The Statement of a Compromise\ 5. Notesnatchings: Allusions, Borrowings and Self-Plagiarisms in More Pricks Than Kicks \ 6. Addenda \ Bibliography \ Index
