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"It is possible that consciously or unconsciously Beckett is restating the 'moral and sexual basis of Christianity which was lost with Christ " —Norman Mailer
"It is the quintessence of 'existentialism.' " —Eric Bentley
"Waiting for Godot is a modern morality play, on permanent themes." —G.S. Fraser
Waiting for Godot, written directly in French in 1948, had its world premiere on January 5,1953, in the tiny Left Bank Théâtre de Babylone in Paris. Although not an immediate success, by slow degrees, through word of mouth, Godot became the talk of Paris. As productions spread across the globe, reactions were varied, but the very controversy
generated by the play ^^ tended to assure its |
"success." Rarely e 33
has a play labeled "avant-garde" become so quickly a "classic."
Whether it is Beckett's greatest work of drama remains for history to determine. Unquestionably, it is a work which has captured the imagination of our time—and perhaps all time. Though the battle of...
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Fülszöveg
"It is possible that consciously or unconsciously Beckett is restating the 'moral and sexual basis of Christianity which was lost with Christ " —Norman Mailer
"It is the quintessence of 'existentialism.' " —Eric Bentley
"Waiting for Godot is a modern morality play, on permanent themes." —G.S. Fraser
Waiting for Godot, written directly in French in 1948, had its world premiere on January 5,1953, in the tiny Left Bank Théâtre de Babylone in Paris. Although not an immediate success, by slow degrees, through word of mouth, Godot became the talk of Paris. As productions spread across the globe, reactions were varied, but the very controversy
generated by the play ^^ tended to assure its |
"success." Rarely e 33
has a play labeled "avant-garde" become so quickly a "classic."
Whether it is Beckett's greatest work of drama remains for history to determine. Unquestionably, it is a work which has captured the imagination of our time—and perhaps all time. Though the battle of interpretation still rages around Waiting for Godot, it is now recognized as a seminal work of modern fiction and has become a part of theater history. The author himself translated his play into English.
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ISBN: 0-394-17204-3
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