The Arrival of Godot
Ritual Patterns in Modern Drama
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4553203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Flannery, Katherine H Burkman |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 542 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3208275 |
| OpenAlex | W2028924329 |
| Language | EN |
A critical analysis of the ritual quest for renewal that revolves around the arrival, or nonarrival, of Godot/savior figures in the plays of Beckett, Pinter, Ionesco, Albee, Grass, and Genet. The discussion leads to a consideration of modern man's fate as an exile and his own possibilities for coming home
Art · Drama · Literature · History · Samuel Beckett and Modernism · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |