Samuel Beckett and Friederike Mayröcker: Attempts at Writing the Self

Taking the concept of autographical writing as a starting point, I will discuss the importance of Samuel Beckett's late prose for Friederike Mayröcker's writing. My focus is on their continuous attempts at establishing a self and thereby challenging traditional concepts of identity. The qu...

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Published in:	Samuel Beckett today/aujourd'hui 2004-09, Vol.14 (1), p.147-160
Main Author:	Schweiger, Hannes
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1900-1999 Autobiographies Beckett, Samuel Compagnie Company English language literature fiction French literature INTERTEXTUALITY AND CONFLUENCE Irish literature Literary history Mayröcker, Friederike Narrators Nothingness Poetry Self self-identity Stilleben Theater Worstward Ho Writers Writing Written narratives
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Summary:	Taking the concept of autographical writing as a starting point, I will discuss the importance of Samuel Beckett's late prose for Friederike Mayröcker's writing. My focus is on their continuous attempts at establishing a self and thereby challenging traditional concepts of identity. The question of how to constitute a self through remembering as well as through creating a relationship to other selves and to a possibly non-existent, but imaginary outside reality is touched upon by both writers and I will discuss their different answers – if there are any but the old ones.
ISSN:	0927-3131 1875-7405 1875-7405