Samuel Beckett and Arnold Geulincx

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SamuelBeckett once wrote that were he in the ‘unfortunate position' of a criticstudying his work, one of his points of departure would be the ideas of theseventeenth-century philosopher, Arnold Geulincx. Samuel Beckett and ArnoldGeulincx: Tracing ‘a literary fantasia' is the first full-length study todocument the extent of the influence Geulincx's philosophy had on Beckett'sprose and late drama.  Establishing itself as a reference point forBeckett's published and unpublished writings, David Tucker's study presents aclear, chronological exploration of Beckett's engagement with Geulincx, and ofhow this engagement marks, and is marked by, broader changes in Beckett'saesthetic thinking. By positioning close, interpretative philosophical readingsalongside analyses of archival materials, Tucker sets out an affirmative andreconciliatory approach to divergent strands in contemporary Beckett Studies.

Genre: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh (fancy, right?)