Reviews for Beckett In an Hour

The average rating for Beckett In an Hour based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-28 00:00:00 Eddie O Grady Though I put it down months ago, I picked it up again this afternoon, read through my marginalia and underlinings, and continued to the end. More than an hour certainly. If you've read Beckett and want to know the frame from which this grand writer emerged, this short and pithy, and very unique chronology/biography, will meet that need. At the end, as Beckett and his beloved Suzanne drew near to death, E. Teresa Choate prefaced their deaths with this: I am alone. In the present as were I still. It is winter. Without journey. Time passes. That is all. Make sense who may. I switch off. Beckett's inspires, moves and compels, "a sad tale last time told," from my very favorite creation of his, a dramaticule entitled, Ohio Impromptu.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-19 00:00:00 Lisa Mchugh Definitely more academic than his other works - don't be fooled by the slimness of the volume. Full review to come +++++ www.facebook.com/AllTheBookBlogNamesA... www.twitter.com/SarahsBookNook Rating: 3 Stars Do not be fooled by the slimness of this volume. This is by far Greenblatt's more academic work relating to Shakespeare, as compared to Will in the World (also very good though, from what I hear. It's on my to-read list, I hope to get to it soon). This might come as a surprise but there is a ton of information packed into this one, despite only being 160 pages. Greenblatt explores the themes of beauty, hatred, power/authority, and autonomy and he does so well, almost too well. I think I would have rather heard this as a lecture instead of reading it, as it is a bit dry. However, it is interesting nonetheless due to the content. It is not yet another book about what we *might* know or suppose happened in Shakespeare's life. Instead, Greenblatt looks at his plays and uses them to explore said themes as mentioned above. It might bother some that some of the lesser-known (if there is such a thing) plays are used as opposed to say, numerous obvious examples from Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet, etc. This is a must for any Shakespeare fan, but probably not as enjoyable for the casual reader.