Beckett in Popular Culture
Essays on a Postmodern Icon| By: | P.J. Murphy |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786499595 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781476623313 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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What do Bono, Seinfeld and Apple have in common? Nothing. However, it's the nothing of Samuel Beckett, which is something. Bold and provocative, Beckett's works and even his image are a potent force in modern society. Shoes, marketing, baby names--all fall under his spell. This collection of new essays (one exception) finds him incorporated into virtually all aspects of popular culture--television, popular fiction, movies, tattoos, even sports--in a manner that seems to defy classifying. Is it image-making or image-taking? Why is our culture so obsessed with an obscure Irish writer most people have not read? Each essay provides a unique appraisal of Beckett's branding.