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Memory plays: The theater of Samuel Beckett

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1992
Summary:
Samuel Beckett's plays reverberate with a recurring memory motif. Recollections offer hope, rejuvenation, or in some cases simply the strength to carry on through what Beckett calls the "mess of life." The memories of Beckett's characters help them to transcend or to at least deal with the past. Close study of the plays points out this glimmer of hope in reminiscent memories, sensory memories, and creative memories. Even the bleakest recollections offer the possibility of future memories. In the ten plays examined, the use of memory varies. An exploration of the plays in terms of Proustian memory, autobiographical documentation, and psychological research offers insight into the often hopeful memories of Beckett's characters.
Title: Memory plays: The theater of Samuel Beckett.
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Name(s): Vellis, Katherine H.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
McGuirk, Carol, Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1992
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 61 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Samuel Beckett's plays reverberate with a recurring memory motif. Recollections offer hope, rejuvenation, or in some cases simply the strength to carry on through what Beckett calls the "mess of life." The memories of Beckett's characters help them to transcend or to at least deal with the past. Close study of the plays points out this glimmer of hope in reminiscent memories, sensory memories, and creative memories. Even the bleakest recollections offer the possibility of future memories. In the ten plays examined, the use of memory varies. An exploration of the plays in terms of Proustian memory, autobiographical documentation, and psychological research offers insight into the often hopeful memories of Beckett's characters.
Identifier: 14797 (digitool), FADT14797 (IID), fau:11586 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1992.
Subject(s): Beckett, Samuel,--1906---Criticism and interpretation
Beckett, Samuel,--1906---Dramatic works
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