Samuel Beckett and the Second World War - Politics, Propaganda and a 'Universe Become Provisional'

Zusatztext Elegantly synthesizes a rich history of Vichy France. Informationen zum Autor William Davies is a research fellow at the University of Reading. With Helen Bailey, he is the editor of Beckett and Politics (2020). He is an English editor of LONGITUDINES magazine. Zusammenfassung In the wake of the Second World War, Samuel Beckett wrote some of the most significant literary works of the 20th century. This is the first full-length historical study to examine the far-reaching impact of the war on Beckett’s creative and intellectual sensibilities.Drawing on a substantial body of archival material, including letters, manuscripts, diaries and interviews, as well as a wealth of historical sources, this book explores Beckett’s writing in a range of political contexts, from the racist dogma of Nazism and aggressive traditionalism of the Vichy regime to Irish neutrality censorship and the politics of recovery in the French Fourth Republic. Along the way, Samuel Beckett and the Second World War casts new light on Beckett’s political commitments and his concepts of history as they were formed during Europe’s darkest hour. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor PrefaceIntroduction Chapter One – Beckett and the Second World War Chapter Two – Beckett, War and the Everyday Chapter Three – Revolution and Revulsion: Beckett and Vichy France Chapter Four – Beckett and Irish Neutrality Chapter Five – The Language of Recovery: Beckett and France after the Liberation Chapter Six – Beckett and War Writing Epilogue Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: William Davies
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2020
• EAN: 9781350106833
• ISBN: 978-1-350-10683-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 238 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Historicizing Modernism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Second World War, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General