Book contents
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Chapter 5 William Shakespeare
- Chapter 6 Russian Literature and Culture
- Chapter 7 Oscar Wilde
- Chapter 8 Samuel Beckett
- Chapter 9 Václav Havel
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 8 - Samuel Beckett
from Part II - Influences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2021
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Chapter 5 William Shakespeare
- Chapter 6 Russian Literature and Culture
- Chapter 7 Oscar Wilde
- Chapter 8 Samuel Beckett
- Chapter 9 Václav Havel
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Samuel Beckett was a central influence on Stoppard, not only in early works like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Jumpers that show direct links; in Beckett, Stoppard discovered his dramatic principles and the foundation of his humour.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 62 - 70Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021