Author: BECKETT, SAMUEL & BARBARA WRIGHT (TRANSLATOR)
Title: Eleutheria
Description: London: Faber & Faber, 1996. First Edition; First Impression. Original decorated wrappers. Light wear to corners & cover edges. ; 19.8 x 12.6 x 1.3 cms; 170 pages; Samuel Beckett's Eleutheria is an early, lesser-known play written in French in 1947, but not published or performed until after his death. The title means “freedom” in Greek, and the play explores the concept of liberation—both personal and existential—through the story of Victor Krap, a young man who seeks to detach himself from his bourgeois family and society. Set in post-war Paris, the play unfolds in three acts, primarily in Victor’s sparsely furnished apartment, where he attempts to isolate himself while being repeatedly visited and interrupted by a range of characters including his overbearing family, a beggar, neighbours, and bureaucrats. These interruptions, often absurd and farcical, highlight the tension between Victor’s desire for solitude and society’s insistence on involvement and conformity. Though not as polished or minimalist as Beckett’s later works like Waiting for Godot, Eleutheria contains many of the themes that would define his mature style: alienation, absurdity, and the futility of human striving. It’s a dense, satirical, and often chaotic examination of freedom, suggesting that true liberation may be impossible within the structures of modern life.. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Lesser Known Drama Satire Self Scripts
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Title: Eleutheria
Description: London: Faber & Faber, 1996. First Edition; First Impression. Original decorated wrappers. Light wear to corners & cover edges. ; 19.8 x 12.6 x 1.3 cms; 170 pages; Samuel Beckett's Eleutheria is an early, lesser-known play written in French in 1947, but not published or performed until after his death. The title means “freedom” in Greek, and the play explores the concept of liberation—both personal and existential—through the story of Victor Krap, a young man who seeks to detach himself from his bourgeois family and society. Set in post-war Paris, the play unfolds in three acts, primarily in Victor’s sparsely furnished apartment, where he attempts to isolate himself while being repeatedly visited and interrupted by a range of characters including his overbearing family, a beggar, neighbours, and bureaucrats. These interruptions, often absurd and farcical, highlight the tension between Victor’s desire for solitude and society’s insistence on involvement and conformity. Though not as polished or minimalist as Beckett’s later works like Waiting for Godot, Eleutheria contains many of the themes that would define his mature style: alienation, absurdity, and the futility of human striving. It’s a dense, satirical, and often chaotic examination of freedom, suggesting that true liberation may be impossible within the structures of modern life.. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Lesser Known Drama Satire Self Scripts
Price: GBP 10.00 = appr. US$ 14.28 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 63359
- Book number: 63359
See more books from our catalog: Plays