Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module the student should be able to:
Discuss and evaluate the development of Beckett’s aesthetic and style
Identify historical and political issues in Beckett’s work
Assess the validity of Beckett as a postcolonial Irish writer
Articulate the impact of World War Two on Beckett’s life and work
Cross-compare the effectiveness of productions of his works
Analyse the Irish themes and images in Beckett’s texts
Articulate the symbolic weight of the body in pain in his texts
Evaluate his representations of gender, femininity and the post-human subject