Meaning of Beckettian | Babel Free

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Of or pertaining to the novelist and playwright Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) or his writings, noted for their bleak outlook and minimalism.

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“The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss⟳ Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete.”

“This uncertainty often appears in Beckettian criticism—take⟳ the Scrutonian hesitation over Beckett's 'characters (if characters they can be called)', or John Pilling's admission that, in Beckett, character can become⟳ an 'impossibly complicated matter⟳'.”

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