Waiting for Godot has been acclaimed as the greatest play of the twentieth century. It is also the most elusive: two lifelong friends sing; dance; laugh; weep; and question their fate on a road that descends from and goes nowhere. Throughout; they repeat their intention “Letrsquo;s go;rdquo; but this is inevitably followed by the direction “(They do not move.).rdquo; This is Beckettrsquo;s poetic construct of the human condition.Lois Gordon; author of The World of Samuel Beckett; has written a fascinating and illuminating introduction to Beckettrsquo;s great work for general readers; students; and specialists. Critically sophisticated and historically informed; it approaches the play scene by scene; exploring the text linguistically; philosophically; critically; and biographically. Gordon argues that the play portrays more than the rational mindrsquo;s search for self and worldly definition. It also dramatizes Beckettrsquo;s insights into human nature; into the emotional life that frequently invades rationality and liberates; victimizes; or paralyzes the individual. Gordon shows that Beckett portrays humanity in conflict with mysterious forces both within and outside the self; that he is an artist of the psychic distress born of relativism.
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