Demented Particulars : The Annotated 'Murphy'
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0748641505
ISBN-13
9780748641505
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 7th, 2010
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
416 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.70 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: from c 1900 -Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Demented Particulars offers a detailed annotation of Samuel Beckett''s first published novel, Murphy. This page by page account of the often unexpected details (literary, philosophical, theological, biographical and other) that went into the making of this encyclopedic novel identifies for the first time many curious aspects of Beckett''s reading and the contribution of that reading to his achievement.
This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett''s first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surrounding it. He gives an account of the vast range of reading that directly influenced Murphy, and a presents a sophisticated discussion of the ''Cartesian catastrophe'' at the heart of it. He also includes an extensive bibliography and a thematic index.
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