"Sex and Aesthetics in Samuel Beckett's Works "places sex and
sexuality firmly at the heart of Beckett's ouevre. From the
earliest prose to the late plays, Paul Stewart uncovers a profound
mistrust of procreation and a surprising variety of
non-reproductive forms of sex-- the solitary, the homoerotic, and
the geriatric--which challenge established notions of propriety and
identity politics. Sex informs Beckett's search for a means of
aesthetic creation not infected by aspects of natural procreation,
and the suffering and death which it entails, in the hope that the
tyranny of Schopenhauer's will-to-live might be overcome. Paul
Stewart ably and amply shows that sex, so long overlooked, is an
integral, and troubling, facet of Beckett's art.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!