The Complete Dramatic Works [Paperback]

Samuel Beckett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1990

A volume containing the English texts of all the plays of Samuel Beckett, including "Waiting For Godot", "Krapp's Last Tape", "Endgame" and "Not I".

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (October 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571144861
• ISBN-13: 978-0571144860
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,431,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin in 1906. He was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1927. His made his poetry debut in 1930 with Whoroscope and followed it with essays and two novels before World War Two. He wrote one of his most famous plays, Waiting for Godot, in 1949 but it wasn't published in English until 1954. Waiting for Godot brought Beckett international fame and firmly established him as a leading figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Beckett continued to write prolifically for radio, TV and the theatre until his death in 1989.

Customer Reviews

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazon needs to list the content of the collection, November 21, 2009

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Jared M. Polonowski - See all my reviews
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This review is from: THE COMPLETE DRAMATIC WORKS OF SAMUEL BECKETT (Paperback)

For everyone else wondering I finally found the names of pieces in this collection;

Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Happy Days, All That Fall, Acts Without Words, Krapp's Last Tape, Roughs for the Theatre, Embers, Roughs for the Radio, Words and Music, Cascando, Play, Film, The Old Tune, Come and Go, Eh Joe, Breath, Not I, That Time, Footfalls, Ghost Trio, ... but the clouds ..., A Piece of Monologue, Rockaby, Ohio Impromptu, Quad, Catastrophe, Nacht und Traume, What Where

So hopefully this helps people like me. I can't be sure this is the true list but it is what the manufacturer had listed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars, July 10, 2010

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Liz Lou - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE COMPLETE DRAMATIC WORKS OF SAMUEL BECKETT (Paperback)

This book arrived in a timely manner and in perfect condition. As stated in the description, all of Samuel Beckett's dramatic works are in this collection, and it totals over 400 pages. Highly recommend to fans of the Theater of the Absurd or dark humor.

17 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'No Matter,Try Again, Fail Again, Fail Better', September 24, 2000

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"rennee" (london) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Dramatic Works (Paperback)

I bought this book few years ago, when I was still new to the writings of Samuel Beckett. Today, however I rate Beckett very highly. He has been an inspiration to many. I admire the unique and arcane atmosphere he is able to create with his characters, who frequently appear to be too intimate to one's entity. I also admire the illusion of straightforward storytelling and it's poetic repetition. I feel that he has given to the drama a new dimension and fresh originality.

I often find myself spontaneously re-reading fragments or short paragraphs from this collection. It is a pity that those who appreciate Beckett's twisted perception of humanity are deprived of this volume.