Beckett In Popular Culture: Essays On A Postmodern Icon
McFarland
ISBN13:
9780786499595
$50.51
What do Bono, Seinfeld and Apple have in common? Nothing. However, it's the nothing of Samuel Beckett, which is something. Bold and provocative, Beckett's works and even his image are a potent force in modern society. Shoes, marketing, baby names--all fall under his spell. This collection of new essays (one exception) finds him incorporated into virtually all aspects of popular culture--television, popular fiction, movies, tattoos, even sports--in a manner that seems to defy classifying. Is it image-making or image-taking? Why is our culture so obsessed with an obscure Irish writer most people have not read? Each essay provides a unique appraisal of Beckett's branding.
- | Author: P.J. Murphy, Nick Pawliuk
- | Publisher: Mcfarland
- | Publication Date: Dec 23, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 208 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0786499591
- | ISBN-13: 9780786499595
- Author:
- P.J. Murphy, Nick Pawliuk
- Publisher:
- Mcfarland
- Publication Date:
- Dec 23, 2015
- Number of pages:
- 208 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0786499591
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786499595