Virginia Cooke

A slim (under 100 pages) but useful collection of information on Beckett's stage works: dates of composition and performance, details of publication, and, most of all, quotes from critical writings. All of his dramatic pieces are covered, including his work for radio, television and film, with the exceptions of "Eleutheria" (understandable: it wasn't published at the time this volume appeared) and "Breath" (peculiar: it's a whisp of a thing, but why leave it out?). There are also some sketchier details on his non-dramatic stuff.… (meer)