The counterpoint of hope, obsession, and desire for death in five plays by Samuel Beckett Kim, Hwa Soon creator author text xxu 1996 monographic eng
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140 pages This study focuses on the deceptive roles of three motifs in Beckett's plays. It discusses the contradictory doubleness of the Beckettian life and the dynamic interactions of its polarities. For an appreciation of the dialogic nature of the Beckettian world, the study applies Derrida's idea of differance, Lacan's psychoanalysis, and Bakhtin's idea of dialogism. Hwa Soon Kim Beckett, Samuel, 1906- -- Knowledge -- Psychology Beckett, Samuel, 1906- -- Dramatic works Obsessive-compulsive disorder in literature Drama -- Psychological aspects Death instinct in literature Hope in literature Death instinct in literature Drama 842.914 KIM.25 9780820423814 0820423815 InACL 260927 20260927133926.0 217564 eng