Beckett and Ireland / editor, Seán Kennedy

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-217) and index

-- Introduction: Ireland/Europe-- Beckett/Beckett / Seán Kennedy -- The ghost at the feast : Beckett and Irish studies / Rónán McDonald -- Frames of referrance : Samuel Beckett as an Irish question / David Lloyd -- The politics of aftermath : Beckett, modernism, and the Irish Free State / James McNaughton -- Beckett and the GPO : Murphy, Ireland, and the "unhomely" / Patrick W. Bixby -- "In the street I was lost" : cultural dislocation in Samuel Beckett's 'The end' / Seán Kennedy -- Postcolonial parables : repositioning Waiting for Godot / Victor Merriman -- Ghost writer : Beckett's Irish Gothic / Sinéad Mooney -- Back roads : Edgeworth, Yeats, Bowen, Beckett / Peter Boxall -- Vestiges of Ireland in Beckett's late fiction / Michael Wood -- Afterword: "the skull the skull the skull the skull in Connemara" : Beckett, Ireland, and elsewhere / Andrew Gibson

"Beckett and Ireland is the first volume of essays devoted exclusively to the topic of Beckett's vexed relationship with his homeland. It provides compelling evidence of the continuing relevance of Ireland to Beckett's writing long after he left for wartime France. Each essay is written by a leading Beckett scholar, and presents new insights into a wide range of approaches and topics. The volume offers a fresh perspective, providing a genuine step forward in the understanding and appreciation of these texts. It is essential reading for Beckettians, Modernists, and those interested in Irish writing"--Provided by publisher

"Beckett and Ireland is the first volume of essays devoted exclusively to the topic of Beckett's vexed relationship with his homeland. It provides compelling evidence of the continuing relevance of Ireland to Beckett's writing long after he left for wartime France. Each essay is written by a leading Beckett scholar, and presents new insights into a wide range of approaches and topics. The volume offers a fresh perspective, providing a genuine step forward in the understanding and appreciation of these texts. It is essential reading for Beckettians, Modernists, and those interested in Irish writing"--Provided by publisher

"Beckett and Ireland is the first volume of essays devoted exclusively to the topic of Beckett's vexed relationship with his homeland. It provides compelling evidence of the continuing relevance of Ireland to Beckett's writing long after he left for wartime France. Each essay is written by a leading Beckett scholar, and presents new insights into a wide range of approaches and topics. The volume offers a fresh perspective, providing a genuine step forward in the understanding and appreciation of these texts. It is essential reading for Beckettians, Modernists, and those interested in Irish writing"--Provided by publisher