{"product_id":"9781472525727","title":"Samuel Beckett's 'More Pricks Than Kicks' In A Strait Of Two Wills","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHistoricizing Modernism\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSamuel Beckett's 'More Pricks Than Kicks'\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIn A Strait Of Two Wills\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Pilling | Matthew Feldman | Erik Tonning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on private correspondence and little known documents, published and unpublished, Pilling explores every aspect of the More Pricks Than Kicks short story collection. From its publishing history to why they were written, Pilling reveals Beckett's conflicted feelings about the 'compromise' of writing short stories and his struggle to find a voice distinct from James Joyce, his friend and authority of the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy discussing each story as separate entity, in a grouping that deviates from the collection, and by analysing 'Echo's Bones', Pilling makes new comparisons and contrasts, illustrating Beckett's idiosyncratic handling of the form. Making sure to place the stories in the context of the post-war work, this early study of Beckett highlights the years and work central to his development as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Pilling is Emeritus Professor of English and European Literature at the University of Reading, UK. He edited the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Beckett Studies\u003c\/i\u003e for ten years, serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eSamuel Beckett Today\/Aujourd'hui\u003c\/i\u003e. and has written or edited numerous books, articles, symposia, and review essays on Beckett for more than thirty years. His special interest and expertise currently is in every aspect of Beckett's life and work in the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 January 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472525727\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331659464844,"sku":"9781472525727","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_93e77d77-535d-4879-827a-6ecae4070ff7.jpg?v=1783598281","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472525727","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}