Bibliograph

Waiting for Godot, tragicomedy in 2 acts, by Samuel Beckett ; [translated from his original French text by the author]

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Waiting for Godot, tragicomedy in 2 acts, by Samuel Beckett ; [translated from his original French text by the author]

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Waiting for Godot

Oclc number

168705

Responsibility statement

by Samuel Beckett ; [translated from his original French text by the author]

Series statement

Evergreen book, E-33

Sub title

tragicomedy in 2 acts

Summary

Two old tramps wait on a bare stretch of road near a tree for GodotThis volume is an absurdist play in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. They claim he's an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, admitting that they would not recognize him when they do see him. To occupy the time they eat, sleep, converse, argue, sing, play games, exercise, swap hats, and contemplate suicide -- anything "to hold the terrible silence at bay". Throughout the play, the audience may encounter religious, philosophical, classical, psychoanalytical, biographical, and especially wartime references

Table Of Contents

Act I: A Country Road. A Tree. Evening -- Act II: Next Day. Same Time. Same Place

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