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Tantalus
Short background information about the Greek myth of Tantalus (which Beckett commented upon in his study of Proust).
www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/t/tantalus.html
Zeno
Detailed explanation of the 5th century philosophical conception of continuous quantity that underlies Beckett's use of Zenoean time.
plato.evansville.edu/public/burnet/ch8a.htm
Beckett Endpage
Academic resource detailing performances, images, texts by and about Beckett, conferences and a bulletin board. Includes links to related writers and artists.
beckett.english.ucsb.edu
Beckett Resources & Links
Portal to extensive Beckett resources and links.
samuel-beckett.net
Theatre of the Absurd
Explanations of 'absurdist' drama.
www.britannica.com/seo/t/theatre-of-the-absurd/
www.education.eth.net/enrich/art/absurd_theatre.htm
Brief extract from Martin Esslin's book 'The Theatre of the Absurd' (1991).
www.uni-jena.de/~x6mijn/lehre/drama/beckett/framset.html
Poster
Theatre company poster for 'Happy Days'
www.beaunet.force9.co.uk/PCA/shows990/happdays/poster.htm
Yves Tanguy
Gallery of work by surrealist artist - much admired by Beckett - Yves Tanguy (1900-55)
www.jps.net/trock/tanguy/tanguy.htm
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