Moments for Nothing (Record no. 61404)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780231211611
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Distributor Name : Technical Bureau India
Distributor address : E/262, Shastri Nagar, Delhi.
Bill Number : TB3398
Bill Date : 19/01/2024
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Classification number 848.91 SCH
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Personal name Schwab, Gabriele.
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Title Moments for Nothing
Statement of responsibility, etc / Gabriele Schwab.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc , New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Columbia University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 1893.
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Extent xi,273p.
Dimensions : 22cm.
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Price amount 1934
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Samuel Beckett’s work has entranced generations of readers with its portrayal of the end times. Beckett’s characters are preoccupied with death, and the specters of cataclysm and extinction overshadow their barren, bleak worlds. Yet somehow, they endure, experiencing surreal and often comic repetitions that seem at once to confront finitude and the infinite, up to the limits of existence.<br/><br/>Gabriele Schwab draws on decades of close engagement with Beckett to explore how his work speaks to our current existential anxieties and fears. Interweaving critical analysis with personal reflections, she shows how Beckett’s writing provides unexpected resources for making sense of personal and planetary catastrophes. Moments for Nothing examines the ways Beckett’s works have taken on new meaning in an era of crises―climate change, environmental devastation, and the COVID-19 pandemic―that are defined by both paralyzing stasis and pervasive uncertainty. They also offer a bracing depiction of aging and the end of life, exploring loneliness, vulnerability, and decay. Beckett’s particular vision of the apocalypse and his sense of persistence, Schwab argues, help us understand our times and even, perhaps, provide sanctuary and solace.<br/><br/>Moments for Nothing features insightful close readings of iconic works such as Endgame, Happy Days, and the trilogy, as well as lesser-known writings including the thirty-five-second play Breath, which Schwab reconsiders in light of the pandemic.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Gabriele Schwab
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Personal name Gabriele Schwab
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 30/01/2024 Technical Bureau 1940.00 1 848.91 SCH 29964 18/03/2024 20/02/2024 30/01/2024 Books
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