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Samuel Beckett and the Politics of Aftermath

Samuel Beckett and the Politics of Aftermath

James McNaughton

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This volume explores how Beckett's work responded to the Irish civil war and the crisis of commitment in 1930s Europe, as well as to the rise of fascism, and the atrocities of World War II.

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OL Work ID
OL21161319W

Subjects

Beckett, samuel, 1906-1989World war, 1939-1945, literature and the warWorld war, 1939-1945, irelandFascism, europeIreland, in literatureIreland, historyEurope, politics and government, 1918-1945Criticism and interpretationWorld War, 1939-1945Literature and the warFascismHistoryIn literaturePolitics and governmentLiteratureWar and literatureCivil War (Ireland : 1922-1923) fast (OCoLC)fst01352307World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924

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