Explores how Beckett modifies the fundamental structure of the outward and return journey by reducing it to obsessive repetitions getting nowhere. Hart begins by examining the large structural patterns of the plays to which he then relates the details of Beckett's language. Describing Beckett's voice, Hart analyses the stress on falling cadences, evocative of despair. He concludes by suggesting that, however depressing the content of the plays, they generate intense aesthetic delight. A detailed bibliography of Beckett's works is also included.
- ISBN13 9780861402632
- Publish Date 1 October 1986
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Colin Smythe Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 36
- Language English