The question of multiple identities in Samuel Beckett's works

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• I) The Beckettian cosmos
• 1. Discarding the literary tradition

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This study explores the concept of multiple identities in Samuel Beckett's works, particularly focusing on the novels and plays The Unnamable, Waiting for Godot, Endgame, and Krapp's Last Tape. The aim is to examine how Beckett's texts shed light on rootlessness, cultural in-betweenness, and the rejection of identification through self-exploration and radical experimentation.

• The impact of Beckett's bilingual experience on his writing.
• Beckett's rejection and exploitation of the literary tradition.
• The role of repetition in the assertion of the protagonists' selfhood.
• The significance of marginalization and alterity in Beckett's works.
• The interrogation of the subject of writing and the problem of expression.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The first chapter, "Discarding the literary tradition," examines Beckett's rejection of traditional literary forms and his creation of a new, unconventional mode of narration. It explores the relationship between technology, literature, and the human condition in Beckett's works, highlighting the influence of postmodernism and the rejection of modernist ideals. The chapter also discusses Beckett's use of the stream of consciousness technique, his rejection of psychologism, and the importance of self-reflexivity in his writing.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Samuel Beckett, multiple identities, literary tradition, postmodernism, stream of consciousness, self-reflexivity, marginalization, alterity, bilingualism, repetition, expression, subject of writing.