Beckett and Sade

Much has been written on Beckett and Sade, yet nothing systematic has been produced. This Element is systematic by adopting a chronological order, which is necessary given the complexity of Beckett's varying assessments of Sade.

List of contents

Introduction. The Sade Boom; 1. The Guides: Apollinaire, Proust and Praz; 2. From Murphy to Watt: Knotting pathology and theology; 3. Sade's Unreason; 4. Comment Sade: the Sadean Pedagogy of Love in How It Is; 5. Sade's Dark Revolution; 6. Eternally Reversible Catastrophes; Conclusion: Play, Pleasure, and Jouissance.

Summary

Much has been written on Beckett and Sade, yet nothing systematic has been produced. This Element is systematic by adopting a chronological order, which is necessary given the complexity of Beckett's varying assessments of Sade.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Michel (University of Pennsylvania) Rabate, Jean-Michel Rabaté
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108726832
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72683-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Beckett Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary reference works, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, sadism; torture; the Revolution; ethics; politics