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Beckett, Barthelme, and Vonnegut : finding hope in meaninglessness

Creator:

Britten, Alex M.

Abstract:

This thesis is a study of the shifting philosophical trends in the works of Samuel Beckett, Donald Barthelme, and Kurt Vonnegut as representations of a greater shift from modernism to postmodernism. I have chosen to explore Beckett's plays Waiting for Godot and Krapp's Last Tape, Barthelme's short stories "Nothing: A...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis