Waiting for Godot (Eng rev): A Tragicomedy in Two Acts

<p>A seminal work of twentieth-century drama, <i>Waiting for Godot</i> was <i>Samuel Beckett</i>’s first professionally produced play. It opened in Paris in 1953 at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone, and has since become a cornerstone of twentieth-century theater. The story line revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone—or something—named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree on a barren stretch of road, inhabiting a drama spun from their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as a somber summation of mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existentialism of post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.</p> <p>A classic of modern theatre and perennial favorite of colleges and high schools. "One of the most noble and moving plays of our generation . . . suffused with tenderness for the whole human perplexity . . . like a sharp stab of beauty and pain."--The London Times. </p>

Author(s): Samuel Beckett  

ISBN 10: 080214442X
ISBN 13: 9780802144423
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Publication: 4/12/2011