The Theatrical Notebooks of Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot |
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Author:
| Beckett, Samuel |
Editor:
| Knowlson, James |
ISBN: | 978-0-571-34870-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2019 |
Publisher: | Faber & Faber, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Faber & Faber Plays |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Waiting for Godot follows
Endgame and
Krapp's Last Tape in this highly praised series of Beckett's notebooks, which show for the first time the extensive revisions made by Beckett during revivals of the play. This volume is in part a facsimile, with transcription and commentary, of the notebook kept by Beckett for Berlin's Schiller-Theater production in 1975. It contains a full set of directorial notes, and discloses, section by section, a total system...
More Description Waiting for Godot follows Endgame and Krapp's Last Tape in this highly praised series of Beckett's notebooks, which show for the first time the extensive revisions made by Beckett during revivals of the play.
This volume is in part a facsimile, with transcription and commentary, of the notebook kept by Beckett for Berlin's Schiller-Theater production in 1975. It contains a full set of directorial notes, and discloses, section by section, a total system that works by repetition and analogy, musical rhythm and echo, establishing subtle patterns of sound, movement and gestures.