Beckett and Authority: The Uses of Clich [Hardcover]

This new book situates Beckett in a philosophical and literary tradition that has argued for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein. It investigates the relationship between verbal clich?, revealing the strategies he used to challenge intellectual and social authority in his works.Introduction Clich?, Consensus and Realism Clich? and Memory Cliche, Autobiography and Epitaph Clich? and the Language of Religion Beyond Clich?: Authority, Agency and the Fall of Rhetoric Bibliography IndexELIZABETH BARRY is a Lecturer in English at the University of Warwick, UK.