Beckett’s Queer Atavism

Queer readings of Samuel Beckett’s antipathy to reproduction have focused on his refusal of futurity. This essay expands on previous studies of anti-futurity in Beckett’s work by exploring his fascination with atavism, regression, and decadence. Beckett’s anti-vitalist modernism departs from James J...

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Main Author: Byron Heffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2019-10-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DEF.HEFFER.pdf