Samuel Beckett: Anatomy of a Literary Revolution [Hardback]

Offers a radical new interpretation of the work of Samuel Beckett that emphasizes the historical in his body of work and explores the subversive nature of his writings, as well as the literary revolution he spawned.

In this new exploration of Samuel Beckett's work, Pascale Casanova argues that Beckett's reputation rests on a pervasive misreading of his oeuvre, which neglects entirely the literary revolution he instigated. Reintroducing the historical into the heart of this body of work, Casanova provides an arresting portrait of Beckett as radically subversive - doing for writing what Kandinsky did for art - and in the process presents the key to some of the most profound enigmas of Beckett's writing.

A radical new reading of Samuel Beckett, by the author ofThe World Republic of Letters.

In this fascinating new exploration of Samuel Beckett's work, Pascale Casanova argues that Beckett's reputation rests on a pervasive misreading of his oeuvre, which neglects entirely the literary revolution he instigated. Reintroducing the historical into the heart of this body of work, Casanova provides an arresting portrait of Beckett as radically subversive – doing for writing what Kandinsky did for art – and in the process presents the key to some of the most profound enigmas of Beckett's writing.

In this fascinating new exploration of Samuel Beckett’s work, Pascale Casanova argues that Beckett’s reputation rests on a pervasive misreading of his oeuvre, which neglects entirely the literary revolution he instigated. Reintroducing the historical into the heart of this body of work, Casanova provides an arresting portrait of Beckett as radically subversive—doing for writing what Kandinsky did for art—and in the process presents the key to some of the most profound enigmas of Beckett’s writing.