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01904cam a22003854a 4500 001 E02987B02B0D11DE8F715E08A8D7520A 005 200904170009.0 008 060519s2006 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2006046380 020 $a 9780230008335 (hbk.) 020 $a 023000833X (hbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)69672050 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d UKM $d YDXCP $d BWKUK $d YDX $d BTCTA $d IWA $d SILO 050 00 $a PR6003.E282 $b Z566 2006 082 00 $a 848/.91409 $2 22 100 1 $a Barry, Elizabeth, $d 1972- 245 1 $a Beckett and authority : $b the uses of clicheÌ / $c Elizabeth Barry. 260 $a New York : $a New York : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2006. 300 $a x, 232 p. ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a This work investigates the relationship between verbal clicheÌ, memory and authority in Beckett's prose and theatre, and argues that by consciously manipulating the language of clicheÌs, Beckett challenges intellectual, social and religious authority and argues for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Deleuze. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-227) and index. 600 10 $a Beckett, Samuel, $d 1906-1989 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Beckett, Samuel, $d 1906-1989 $x Philosophy. 600 10 $a Beckett, Samuel, $d 1906-1989 $x Literary style. 650 0 $a Philosophy in literature. 650 0 $a Authority in literature. 650 0 $a Stupidity in literature. 650 0 $a Discourse analysis, Literary. 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006046380-d.html 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006046380-t.html 939 $a 5719292 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823075041.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E02987B02B0D11DE8F715E08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search