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Anthologies Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 Translations into English French drama Translations into English Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Motion pictures Motion pictures Production and direction Motion pictures Production and direction United States History 20th century Motion pictures United States History 20th century United StatesBeckett, Samuel
Summary: As Vladimir and Estragon await the arrival of Godot, they discuss their lives and consider hanging themselves, but choose to wait for Godot instead, in the hope that he can tell them what their purpose is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Weidenfeld 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 842.91 BECBeckett, Samuel
Summary: This volume is an absurdist play in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. They claim he's an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, admitting that they would not recognize him when they do see him. To occupy the time they eat, sleep, converse, argue, sing, play games, exercise, swap hats, and contemplate suicide --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 842.914 BECSummary: Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTVarious authors.
Contents: To the lighthouse / Virginia Woolf. -- The metamorphosis / Franz Kafka. -- The prussian officer / D. H. Lawrence. -- The waste land / T.S. Eliot. -- Mourning becomes electra / Eugene O'Neill. -- The great gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald. -- A rose for Emily / William Faulkner. -- Mother courage and her children / Bertolt Brecht. -- The short happy life of Francis Macomber / Ernest Hemingway. --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: EncyclopŒdia Britannica 1990