Proust’s Pessimism: An Antidote for Beckett

Authors

  • Ann Banfield University of California, Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/2281-6658/168

Keywords:

Proust, Beckett

Abstract

This essay focuses first, on the notion of generation mainly in Beckett’s works, and secondly shows that Proust’s conception of habit, seen as a soothing force, allows Beckett to break free from a view of history as repetition.

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Published

2012-12-30