A Taste for the Negative - Beckett and Nihilism (Paperback)

Since the mid-1950s, when the works of Samuel Beckett began to attract sustained critical attention, commentators have tended either to dismiss his oeuvre as nihilist or defend it as anti-nihilist. On the one side are figures such as Georg Lukacs; on the other, some of the most influential philosophers and literary theorists of the post-war era, from Theodor Adorno to Alain Badiou. Taking as his point of departure Nietzsche's description of nihilism as the 'uncanniest of all guests', Weller calls this critical tradition into question, arguing that the relationship between Beckett's texts and nihilism is one that will always be missed by those who are simply for or against Beckett. (Legenda 2005)

General

Imprint:	Legenda
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	2005
Authors:	Shane Weller
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-904713-08-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-904713-08-4
Barcode:	9781904713081

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