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From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment by American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become one of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. Now in honor of the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth, Grove Press is publishing a bilingual edition of the play. Originally written in French, Beckett translated the work himself, and in doing so chose to revise and eliminate various passages. With side-by-side text the reader can experience the mastery of Beckett's language and explore the nuances of his creativity.
Upon being asked who Godot is, Samuel Beckett told Alan Schneider, "If I knew, I would have said so in the play." Although we may never know who we are waiting for, in this special edition we can rediscover one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.
Upon being asked who Godot is, Samuel Beckett told Alan Schneider, "If I knew, I would have said so in the play." Although we may never know who we are waiting for, in this special edition we can rediscover one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.
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- Book Details
- English Books
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3 stars 2 stars 1 star - Hardcover 368 Pages
- Edition: Bilingual
- ISBN-10: 0802118216
- ISBN-13: 9780802118219
- Publisher: Grove Press
- Pub date: Mar 13, 2006
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 16 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages:
Waiting for Godot
(繁體書)
En attendant Godot
(Livres Français)
Warten Auf Godot En Attendant
(Deutsche Bücher)
Esperando a Godot
(Libros en Español)
Aspettando Godot
(Libri Italiani)
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A seminal work of twentieth-century drama, [this play] was [the author]'s first professionally produced play. It opened in Paris in 1953 at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone, and has since become a cornerstone of twentieth-century theater.
The story line evolves around two seemingly home ... Continue
A seminal work of twentieth-century drama, [this play] was [the author]'s first professionally produced play. It opened in Paris in 1953 at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone, and has since become a cornerstone of twentieth-century theater.
The story line evolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone - or something - named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree on a barren stretch of road, inhabiting a drama spun from their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as a somber summation of mankind's inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett's language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existentialism of post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.
"One of the most noble and moving plays of our generation, a threnody of hope deceived and deferred but never extinguished; a play suffused with tenderness for the whole human perplexity, with phrases that come like a sharp stab of beauty and pain." - The Times (London)
"Reading Beckett for the first time is an experience like no other in modern literature." - Paul Auster
I can certainly state that it is because of this play that I started to love the Theatre of the Absurd. I read it a few times, both in English and French, and I saw it on stage in Milan...and every time I find something new and amazing about this work of pure genius. Plus, sumetimes in real life I f ... Continue
I can certainly state that it is because of this play that I started to love the Theatre of the Absurd. I read it a few times, both in English and French, and I saw it on stage in Milan...and every time I find something new and amazing about this work of pure genius. Plus, sumetimes in real life I feel like I was exactly like the protagonists of the play, lost and useless, unable to change, just waiting for God-ot.
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Dopo le prime pagine ho pensato: Ma questi due tizi..ma come sono messi??? Poi mi ci sono affezionata!
E' fondamentale immedesimarsi nell'assurdo, se no si finisce per annoiarsi e chiedersi perchè si sta leggendo un dialogo fra stupidi.
Sa ... Continue
Esilarante!
Le risate sono assicurate.
Dopo le prime pagine ho pensato: Ma questi due tizi..ma come sono messi??? Poi mi ci sono affezionata!
E' fondamentale immedesimarsi nell'assurdo, se no si finisce per annoiarsi e chiedersi perchè si sta leggendo un dialogo fra stupidi.
Satira e paradossi degni di un Beckett da applausi!
non leggo molte opere teatrali, però la capacità di sintesi di Beckett è staordinaria.
In pochissime pagine ha sintetizzato la solitudine, la mancanza di aspettative e di obiettivi del mondo moderno.
doveri scolastici en français.
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