The Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett: A Selective Bibliography of Publications About his Plays and their Conceptual Foundations

Authoritative coverage of substantial scholarship and criticism in all Roman-alphabet languages.

Charles A. Carpenter is Professor Emeritus at Binghamton University, USA. He has over forty years experience of teaching modern drama and literary bibliography and is a specialist in compiling bibliographies of modern dramatists. His publications include Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism 1966-1980: An International Bibliography (University of Toronto Press, 1986) and Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism 1981-1990: An International Bibliography (University of Toronto Press, 1997).

Introduction \ Part I: Preliminaries \ Essential Writings and Statements by Beckett \ Analyzed Collections of Essays \ Bibliographic and Reference Works; Textual Studies \ Part II: Publications That Focus on Beckett's Drama \ General Commentaries \ Commentaries on Early, then on Later Theatrical Works \ Radio Plays, Television Plays, and "Dramaticules" \ Beckett and Other Dramatists \ Theatrical Commentaries \ Part III: Publications Relevant to But Not Focused on Beckett's Drama \ General and Miscellaneous; Primarily Biographical \ Beckett's Philosophy, Aesthetics and Criticism \ Translation and Bilingualism \ The Irish Connection \ Part IV: Publications Relevant to Beckett's Drama Through 1973 \ Commentaries on Individual Dramatic Works \ Index