Monatsarchive: März 2014

Sex and Aesthetics in Samuel Beckett’s Works places sex and sexuality firmly at the heart of Beckett’s ouevre. From the earliest prose to the late plays, Paul Stewart uncovers a profound mistrust of procreation and a surprising variety of non-reproductive … Weiterlesen →

Mit der Ausstellung „Die Göttliche Komödie. Himmel, Hölle, Fegefeuer aus Sicht afrikanischer Gegenwartskünstler“ wird das MMK auf über 4500 Quadratmetern zum Schauplatz Dantes „Göttlicher Komödie: In diesem Epos aus dem frühen 14. Jahrhundert, das zentrale Gedanken des Christentums mit Glaubensvorstellungen … Weiterlesen →

Brendan Behan war neben Sean O’Casey der wichtigste irische Dramatiker im 20. Jahrhundert. Nach seiner politisch aktiven Zeit wurde er in Paris von Samuel Beckett und Albert Camus zum Schreiben ermutigt. Brendan Behan verbrachte von seinen 41 Lebensjahren fast sieben … Weiterlesen →

Watt had watched people smile and thought he understood how it was done. (Watt)

John Fletcher’s “Beckett and Swift” was published in 1962 in a difficult-to-locate French journal, and yet when I read it in 1967 or so, it had a timely impact on me. While others had looked at Beckett’s connection with French … Weiterlesen →

Eigentlich habe ich was ganz anderes gesucht, aber das ist auch ganz nett. KLICK

Fascinating article about Guinness and Irish national identity: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/st-patricks-day-ireland-deserves-a-better-brand-to-be-sure-20140315-34tnn.html

So why did Beckett spend so much time in silence and stillness? I’m not sure he could fully answer that question. But his experience and his creative work may be useful in thinking about meditation in some fresh and unencumbered … Weiterlesen →

Vladimir Lorchenkov, a brilliant and hilarious new Russian writer. His Rablesian style, while fully Russian, has a strangely „Irish“ quality, mirth against all odds. Highly recommended! „Good — though occasionally also very dark — absurdist fun, by a talented writer.“ … Weiterlesen →

Trinity College Library has acquired the Samuel Beckett manuscripts of renowned Beckett scholar Stanley E Gontarski, as well as his working library. Alles weitere HIER