Foreword

• Published in: Samuel Beckett and the primacy of love p. ix
• Main Author: Lance St John Butler
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester University Press 19.07.2013

Beckett once remarked that he was interested in ‘fundamental sounds’ and the challenge for Beckett critics has been to find a metalanguage in which they can adequately comment on the profound noises of his drama and prose. A number of studies have considered Beckett’s work alongside analogies from p...