{"product_id":"moments-for-nothing-samuel-beckett-and-the-end-times-paperback","title":"Moments for Nothing: Samuel Beckett and the End Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriele Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Beckett's work has entranced generations of readers with its portrayal of the end times. Beckett's characters are preoccupied with death, and the specters of cataclysm and extinction overshadow their barren, bleak worlds. Yet somehow, they endure, experiencing surreal and often comic repetitions that seem at once to confront finitude and the infinite, up to the limits of existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGabriele Schwab draws on decades of close engagement with Beckett to explore how his work speaks to our current existential anxieties and fears. Interweaving critical analysis with personal reflections, she shows how Beckett's writing provides unexpected resources for making sense of personal and planetary catastrophes. \u003ci\u003eMoments for Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e examines the ways Beckett's works have taken on new meaning in an era of crises--climate change, environmental devastation, and the COVID-19 pandemic--that are defined by both paralyzing stasis and pervasive uncertainty. They also offer a bracing depiction of aging and the end of life, exploring loneliness, vulnerability, and decay. Beckett's particular vision of the apocalypse and his sense of persistence, Schwab argues, help us understand our times and even, perhaps, provide sanctuary and solace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoments for Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e features insightful close readings of iconic works such as \u003ci\u003eEndgame\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and the trilogy, as well as lesser-known writings including the thirty-five-second play \u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e, which Schwab reconsiders in light of the pandemic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriele Schwab is distinguished professor at the University of California, Irvine, where she holds appointments in comparative literature, anthropology, English, and European languages and studies. She is the author of several books, most recently \u003ci\u003eRadioactive Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). Her previous Columbia University Press books are \u003ci\u003eImaginary Ethnographies: Literature, Culture, and Subjectivity\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eHaunting Legacies: Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703815827763,"sku":"9780231211611","price":64.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/IcChF8ddqL9780231211611.webp?v=1763341004","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/moments-for-nothing-samuel-beckett-and-the-end-times-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}