En attendant Godot
About this book
Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish author Samuel Beckett. It is Beckett's best-known literary work and is regarded by critics as "one of the most enigmatic plays of modern literature." It was written (1948–1949), first published (1952), and first performed (1953) in French as En attendant Godot. Waiting for Godot is Beckett's own English-language adaptation. Subtitled "tragicomedy in two acts", it was published in 1954. As one of the foundational works of theatre, the play remains widely studied in academic and literary circles.
In Waiting for Godot, the two main characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), spend their days waiting for someone named Godot, who they believe will provide them with salvation. They pass the time with conversations, physical routines, and philosophical musings, but their hope fades as Godot never arrives.
Subjects
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- 842.91
- beckett, samuel , 1906-1989
- beckett, samuel, 1906-1989
- british and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)
- british & irish drama
- criterion theatre (london, england)
- drama
- drama (dramatic works by one author)
- english drama
- french drama
- french literature
- french literature--translations into english
- german drama
- habimah
- notebooks, sketchbooks
- performing arts, performances
- play
- pq2603.e378 e53
- pr6003.e282 e53 1982
- specimens
- textual criticism
- theater programs
- tragedy
- tramps
- translations from french
- translations into english
- translations into german
- translations into greek
- translations into nahuatl
- translations into russian
- translations into spanish