Samuel Beckett and Recent Irish Fiction

Auteur

David McKinney completed his PhD in 2016 at University College Dublin. He has taught Irish Studies and English Literature in the Schools of Irish and English at University College Dublin, and teaches research practice, cultural theory, and creativity in the British and Irish Institute of Modern Music.

Texte du rabat

This volume considers Samuel Beckett's fiction and drama as major aesthetic and thematic influences on the work of Irish authors Eimear McBride, Keith Ridgway, Emma Donoghue, and Kevin Barry in the post-crash period of 2009-2015.

Contenu

Introduction: Beckett's Ghost and Shadow in the 21st Century

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Conclusion

Epilogue: Beckett and Ireland Since 2016