The latest in the Cambridge Elements in Beckett Studies series has just been released. Authored by Society past-president Patrick Bixby, Quotidian Beckett: Art of Everyday Life will explore the writer’s ‘enduring preoccupation with the quotidian rhythms of modern life, including the experiences of boredom, routine, habit, and consumption.’ By drawing on Henri Lefebvre’s influential theories of everyday life, the Element ‘demonstrates how Beckett’s writing, by producing forms that resist transparency and closure, invites us to see the mundane in unfamiliar, unsettling, and politically charged ways. In this regard, his artistic achievement lies in rendering the elusiveness of the quotidian with a vividness that other modes of discourse seldom achieve.’
As usual with the Elements series, this volume can be downloaded free of charge for a limited period. Follow this link to to avail of this offer before 3 February 2026.
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