mrtoblerone
03-18-2011, 01:56 PM
Hey!
I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on the importance of historical context to an understanding of the work of Samuel Beckett?
It is for an essay I need some help with and I am using the plays 'Endgame' and 'Happy Days' in particular, although any other plays (apart from waiting for Godot as we are not allowed to use it) would be helpful.
I have found some info (Books/Journals) on Endgame and how it relates to the Holocaust and how it portrays the historical influence WWII and Nazi Germany had on Beckett, but I'm getting really stuck on the others!
I thought maybe the Cold War and Nuclear fear could play a part too?
So if anyone could offer any ideas/opinions or books/journals/online resources to use I would be so thankful.
I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on the importance of historical context to an understanding of the work of Samuel Beckett?
It is for an essay I need some help with and I am using the plays 'Endgame' and 'Happy Days' in particular, although any other plays (apart from waiting for Godot as we are not allowed to use it) would be helpful.
I have found some info (Books/Journals) on Endgame and how it relates to the Holocaust and how it portrays the historical influence WWII and Nazi Germany had on Beckett, but I'm getting really stuck on the others!
I thought maybe the Cold War and Nuclear fear could play a part too?
So if anyone could offer any ideas/opinions or books/journals/online resources to use I would be so thankful.