Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
Biography
Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. A resident of Paris for most of his adult life, he wrote in both French and English.
General Context
Emory University put together an open-access website, Chercher, to log and index all Samuel Beckett letters in public archives. Researchers may find this tool useful in their work. https://chercherbeckettletters.emory.edu
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Kennedy, Sighle, 1971
Updates Ellmann on Kennedy's study of Beckett's first novel, Murphy.
Letters: 1940
Includes: tear sheet from La Fiera Letteraria with the article titled, "James Joyce: nella vecchia Triests".
Library of Congress publication, 1986
Publication of Ellmann's lecture delivered at the Library of Congress in celebration of Beckett's 80th birthday. Marked as "corrected" and bears Ellmann's further revisions.
Page proofs, Undated
Articles, essays, book reviews, guest lectures and general research materials.
Pountney, Rosemary, 1978 - 1980
Exchange regarding Ellmann's review of Blair's biography of Beckett. Includes Pountney's extensive comments on Beckett biographies.
Preliminary drafts, Undated
Preliminary drafts which begin: "Samuel Beckett's most revent [sic] work is entitled, in English, 'lessness'...." Another draft begins: "That darkening of Yeats's thought, sporadic as it was...."
Preliminary pages, 1984
Style sheet; title, copyright, and dedication pages; Table of Contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; handwritten and typed notes and fragments.
Press cuttings
Articles and reviews from various Irish publications.
Research notes and materials, Undated
Includes Ellmann's notes from interviews with Samuel Beckett, Lois Overbeck and Louise Cleveland.
Rogers, Mrs., 1966-11-15
Ellmann writes, in part: "...I look forward with keen anticipation to the photograph you speak of. Do I understand that no record of Wilde's marks...survives?...."
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