In the Beginning Was the Pun: Il Comico nel Teatro di Samuel Beckett

Translated title of the contribution: In the Beginning Was the Pun: Humour in Samuel Beckett’s Theatre

    Research output: PhD thesis

    Abstract

    This is a book on a still undiscovered Beckett: the theatre-maker who is making use of several forms for comedy. With text-analysis taken from the whole Beckett’s production and the most important staging of plays, the volume aims at disclosing Beckett’s attitude to humour and his specific knowledge about it. Huge bibliography on the author.
    Translated title of the contributionIn the Beginning Was the Pun: Humour in Samuel Beckett’s Theatre
    Original languageItalian
    Place of PublicationSalerno: Università degli Studi
    Publication statusPublished - 1998

    Keywords

    • Beckett, theatre, comic

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