Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Malone Dies'/'Malone meurt'
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Dirk Van Hulle is Associate Professor of English Literature at the Centre for Manuscript Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is President of the European Society for Textual Scholarship and his previous books include Textual Awareness (2004).
Pim Verhulst is Research Assistant in English at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Originally published in French as Malone meurt in 1951 and later translated into English by the author himself, Malone Dies is the second novel of Samuel Beckett's Trilogy.
The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Malone Dies'/'Malone meurt' is a comprehensive reference guide to the history of the text. The book includes:
A complete descriptive catalogue of available relevant manuscripts, including French and English texts, alternative drafts and notebook pages
A critical reconstruction of the history of the history of the text, from its genesis through the process of composition to its full publication history
A detailed guide to exploring the manuscripts online at the Beckett Digital Manuscripts Project at www.beckettarchive.org
This volume is part of the Beckett Digital Manuscript Project (BDMP), a collaboration between the Centre for Manuscript Genetics (University of Antwerp, Belgium), the Beckett International Foundation (University of Reading, UK) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre (University of Texas at Austin, USA), with the support of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.
Series Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Note on the Transcriptions
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. Documents
2. Genesis of Malone meurt
3. Genesis of Malone Dies
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
The Beckett Manuscript Project traces the complete textual history of the works of Samuel Beckett, from his earliest stories to his major works for the stage and his television and radio work. Accross multiple volumes, the series catalogues the relevant manuscripts (available online at www.beckettarchive.org) - including original notebook references, drafts, English and French manuscripts and typescripts and alternative versions - and reconstructs the history of each text, from earliest beginnings to full publication history.
The Beckett Digital Manuscript Project is a collaboration between the Centre for Manuscript Genetics (University of Antwerp, Belgium), the Beckett International Foundation (University of Reading, UK) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre (University of Texas at Austin, USA).
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Dirk Van Hulle is Associate Professor of English Literature at the Centre for Manuscript Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is President of the European Society for Textual Scholarship and his previous books include Textual Awareness (2004).
Pim Verhulst is Research Assistant in English at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.