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Samuel Beckett and the Meaning of Being: A Study in Ontological Parable [Hardcover]

Lance St. John Butler (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 213 pages
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (June 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312698550
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312698553
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,085,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Great potential, but ultimately disappointing, December 19, 2003
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This review is from: Samuel Beckett and the Meaning of Being: A Study in Ontological Parable (Hardcover)
This book seems a great idea: Lance St. John Butler draws parallels between Beckett and the respective philosophies of Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and G.W.F. Hegel. Though Beckett apparently had little patience for the latter two (he thought that they were 'too philosophical' for him), Butler makes a convincing case as to why Beckett can and should be read through these philosophies. The result, however, falls rather short. His reading of the philosophers is unsophisticated and at times wrong; his reading of Beckett is unfortunately not much better. I don't recommend this book.
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