Beckett and Sade
Much has been written on Beckett and Sade, yet nothing systematic has been produced. This Element is systematic by adopting a chronological order, which is necessary given the complexity of Beckett's varying assessments of Sade. Beckett mentioned Sade early in his career, with Proust as a first guide. His other sources were Guillaume Apollinaire and Mario Praz's book, La Carne, La morte e il Diavolo Nella Letteratura Romantica (1930), from which he took notes about sadism for his Dream Notebook…
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- Full title :Beckett and Sade / Jean-Michel Rabaté
Summary
Much has been written on Beckett and Sade, yet nothing systematic has been produced. This Element is systematic by adopting a chronological order, which is necessary given the complexity of Beckett's varying assessments of Sade. Beckett mentioned Sade early in his career, with Proust as a first guide. His other sources were Guillaume Apollinaire and Mario Praz's book, La Carne, La morte e il Diavolo Nella Letteratura Romantica (1930), from which he took notes about sadism for his Dream Notebook. Dante's meditation on the absurdity of justice provides closure facing Beckett's wonder at the pervasive presence of sadism in humans.
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- Publication Date:2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (72 pages) : PDF file(s).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781108771085, 1108771084, 9781108726832, 1108726836
- DOI:10.1017/9781108771085
- oclc:on1226408849
- Dewey Decimal:848.91409
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