02881namaa2200661uu 4500 oapen63878 oapen 20251217011849.0 a||||fo|||||||||0| cr|mn|---annan 240424s2023a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d 9783031083679 9783031083686 9783031083709 10.1007/978-3-031-08368-6 doi oapen oapen eng dc D thema DS thema DSB thema DSBH thema Tajiri, Yoshiki aut Samuel Beckett and Catastrophe Springer Nature 2023 1 online resource (221 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Samuel Beckett and Catastrophe is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that explore the relation between Samuel Beckett and catastrophe in terms of war, the Holocaust, nuclear disasters and ecological crisis. Responding to the post-catastrophic situations in the twentieth century, Beckett created characters who often seem to have been through an unknown catastrophe. Although the importance of catastrophe in Beckett has been noted sporadically, there has been no substantial attempt to discuss his aesthetics and work in relation to it. This collection will therefore serve as the first sustained study to explore the theme of catastrophe in Beckett and will be a highly significant contribution to Beckett studies. Chapter "Slow Violence and Slow Going: Encountering Beckett in the Time of Climate Catastrophe" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Open licence https://oapen.org/article/rights eng Biography, Literature and Literary studies thema Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 thema Literary studies: general thema Literature: history and criticism thema anthropocene Beckett Catastrophe catastrophes in history cold war ecological crisis endgame fascism holocaust nuclear disaster philosophy psychoanalysis twentieth century literature war worl war II Tajiri, Yoshiki edt Tanaka, Mariko Hori edt Tsushima, Michiko edt OAPEN Library. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63878 Free-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication 0 37047 37047