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STEPHEN WATT Beckett and Contemporary Trish Writing Introduction: Beckett, our contemporary . Beckett and the “Beckettian” - . The Northern Ireland “Troubles” play and Brian Friel’s Beckettian turn . Bernard MacLayerty: the “Troubles”, late modernism, and the Beckettian . “Getting round” Beckett: Derek Mahon and Paul Muldoon . Specters of Beckett: Marina Carr and the “other” Sam Coda. On retrofitting: Samuel Beckett, tourist attraction Accession no. ce 36125698 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/oeckettcontempord000watt BECKERT AND CONTEMPORARY IRISH WRITING Samuel Beckett is one of the most important figures in the history of Irish literature and he continues to influence successive generations of writers. In Beckett and Contemporary Irish Writing, Stephen Watt searches for the “Beckettian” impulse in Irish literature by tracing the Nobel Prize winner’s legacy through a rich selection of contemporary novelists, poets, and dramatists. Watt examines leading figures such as Paul Muldoon, Brian Friel, Marina Carr, and Bernard MacLaverty, and shows how Beckett’s presence, whether openly acknowledged or unstated, is always thoroughly pervasive. Moving on to an exploration of Beckett’s role in the twenty-first century, the study discusses ways in which this legacy can be reshaped to deal with current concerns that extend beyond literature. Encouraging us to think about Beckett’s work and status in new ways, this landmark study will be required reading for scholars and students of Beckett and Irish studies. STEPHEN WATT is Professor of English, Theatre, and Drama at Indiana University, Bloomington. | v@asd ai ai = 7 7 4 e e - > dfs set Oe, aco see . a tH dpele pl od - o's 7 aD gia qd teviernil thaet is meLogrTstiee 1 reyie nesn abe @ Rit he is » 29» nm) stlhednalm : : utn ey pee bux ture i et ee oa Vocghieel ort eed e Area sc etpety Sem Coealed! in aayes By ot pe gehen me sartiread) al pew veer Wee a “osm ; ‘ aftr arnitte birdie Hin aie inbol ject Gah Owe miurw hea law Gagiliay ou he 4 tu @ tee imert! tne ems4 catered iy) aa EP hs.h aa nga 19 : x Ve ) BECKETT AND CONTEMPORARY IRISH WRITING STEPHEN WATT | Date [Fund Order No 2 ISa2 us EY CAMBRIDGE :E9 UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge ca2 8ru, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521519588 © Stephen Watt 2009 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2009 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-521-51958-8 hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents List of illustrations page vi Acknowledgments vii Introduction Beckett, our contemporary I Chapter 1 Beckett and the “Beckettian” 14 Chapter 2 The Northern Ireland “Troubles” Play and Brian Friel’s Beckettian turn 61 Chapter 3 Bernard MacLaverty: The “Troubles,” late modernism, and the Beckettian 92 Chapter 4 “Getting round” Beckett: Derek Mahon and Paul Muldoon 125 Chapter 5 Specters of Beckett: Marina Carr and the “other” Sam 166 Coda On retrofitting: Samuel Beckett, tourist attraction 192 Bibliography 210 Index 221 [Illustrations Figure 1 Mary Farl Powers, Emblements (1981). Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Mary Farl Powers. Source: Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University. page 151 Figure 2 Cover, Paul Muldoon, The Annals of Chile (1994). Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux 159 Figure 3 Irish Nobel Laureates in Literature (2004). Reprinted by permission of Sweden Post Stamps 199 vi
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