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- Sails of the Herring Fleet: Essays on Beckett
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
- Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance
summary
Sails of the Herring Fleet traces esteemed director and theorist Herbert Blau's encounters with the work of Samuel Beckett. Blau directed Beckett's plays when they were still virtually unknown, and for more than four decades has remained one of the leading interpreters of his work. In addition to now-classic essays, the collection includes early program notes and two remarkable interviews -- one from Blau's experience directing Waiting for Godot at San Quentin prison, and one from his last visit with Beckett, just before the playwright's death.
Herbert Blau is Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor of the Humanities, University of Washington.
Table of Contents
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- 1 Who Is Godot?
- pp. 21-23
- 2 In Memoriam
- pp. 24-25
- 3 Notes from the Underground
- pp. 26-55
- 4 On Directing Beckett: An Interview
- pp. 56-76
- 7 The Oversight of Ceaseless Eyes
- pp. 113-123
- 8 Quaquaquaqua: The Babel of Beckett
- pp. 124-138
- 9 The Less Said
- pp. 139-141
- 10 Remembering Beckett: An Interview
- pp. 142-166
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472024407
Related ISBN(s)
9780472030019, 9780472111497
MARC Record
OCLC
587608822
Pages
224
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No