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Beckett and Contemporary Irish Writing
by Watt, Stephen
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0521519586
- ISBN 13
- 9780521519588
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Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009. First U.K. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii, 226pp w bibliography and index. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Black cloth w crisp gold lettering on spine. No edgewear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover. Octavo.
Stephen Watt searches for the 'Beckettian' impulse in Irish literature by tracing the Nobel Prize-winner's legacy through a rich selection of contemporary novelists, poets, and dramatists, and explores Beckett's role in the twenty-first century.
Stephen Watt searches for the 'Beckettian' impulse in Irish literature by tracing the Nobel Prize-winner's legacy through a rich selection of contemporary novelists, poets, and dramatists, and explores Beckett's role in the twenty-first century.
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- Title
- Beckett and Contemporary Irish Writing
- Author
- Watt, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0521519586
- ISBN 13
- 9780521519588
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, England
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 234
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation. Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 -- Influence English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism English literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism English literature -- Irish authors -
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