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This course studies Samuel Beckett’s work in the full range of its engagement with poetry, short fiction, novels, plays, radio and television drama, film and criticism. Beckett’s output is among the great achievements of twentieth-century modernism. We will explore his oeuvre across the full span of his career, encountering Beckett¹s work in the context of the Irish Literary Revival, European Modernism, theatre and performance art, and post-war postmodernism. Among the topics for discussion will be: Ireland and Irishness, representations of gender, language and translation, pessimism and the comic tradition, modernism and experiment, theatre and performance studies, Beckett as self-director, literature and film/visual culture, and writing and critical theory.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course studies Samuel Beckett’s work in the full range of its engagement with poetry, short fiction, novels, plays, radio and television drama, film and criticism. Beckett’s output is among the great achievements of twentieth-century modernism. We will explore his oeuvre across the full span of his career, encountering Beckett¹s work in the context of the Irish Literary Revival, European Modernism, theatre and performance art, and post-war postmodernism. Among the topics for discussion will be: Ireland and Irishness, representations of gender, language and translation, pessimism and the comic tradition, modernism and experiment, theatre and performance studies, Beckett as self-director, literature and film/visual culture, and writing and critical theory.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: 1 essay, 2500 words (40%), 1 essay, 3500 words (50%), 1 presentation (10%)
Resit: 1 5000 word essay
There are no assessments for this course.
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