ENGL6305 · English
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course introduces a major Irish (post)modernist writer, arguably the most important playwright of the twentieth century. Reading a range of Becketts fiction and drama, and with the help of various critical essays, we will place Beckett in his biographical, geographical, theatrical, and historical contexts. Texts will include Waiting for Godot, Endgame, short fictions early and late, and several plays for television. Work will include a class presentation, a short project, and a final long essay for which original archival research in Burns Library is an option. No previous familiarity with Beckett is required.
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Spring 2024
1 section