Laughing with Beckett in Waiting for Godot and Endgame
This paper examines the use of laughter as redemption in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Endgame. By acknowledging the somatic life of characters, Beckett’s humour problematises un-embodied philosophies of life. Challenging Hugh Kenner’s claim that Beckett’s humour is not redemptive because o...
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| Language: | English |
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Charles University
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Prague Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/pjes-2022-0005 |