Beckett and Musicality (Paperback)

Discussion concerning the 'musicality' of Samuel Beckett's writing now constitutes a familiar critical trope in Beckett Studies, one that continues to be informed by the still-emerging evidence of Beckett's engagement with music throughout his personal and literary life, and by the ongoing interest of musicians in Beckett's work. In Beckett's drama and prose writings, the relationship with music plays out in implicit and explicit ways. Several of his works incorporate canonical music by composers such as Schubert and Beethoven. Other works integrate music as a compositional element, in dialogue or tension with text and image, while others adopt rhythm, repetition and pause to the extent that the texts themselves appear to be 'scored'. But what, precisely, does it mean to say that a piece of prose or writing for theatre, radio or screen, is 'musical'? The essays included in this book explore a number of ways in which Beckett's writings engage with and are engaged by musicality, discussing familiar and less familiar works by Beckett in detail. Ranging from the scholarly to the personal in their respective modes of response, and informed by approaches from performance and musicology, literary studies, philosophy, musical composition and creative practice, these essays provide a critical examination of the ways we might comprehend musicality as a definitive and often overlooked attribute throughout Beckett's work.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2014
Authors:	Sara Jane Bailes • Nicholas Till
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-66913-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Promotions
LSN:	0-367-66913-7
Barcode:	9780367669133

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