Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1992

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

McGuirk, Carol

Abstract

Samuel Beckett's plays reverberate with a recurring memory motif. Recollections offer hope, rejuvenation, or in some cases simply the strength to carry on through what Beckett calls the "mess of life." The memories of Beckett's characters help them to transcend or to at least deal with the past. Close study of the plays points out this glimmer of hope in reminiscent memories, sensory memories, and creative memories. Even the bleakest recollections offer the possibility of future memories. In the ten plays examined, the use of memory varies. An exploration of the plays in terms of Proustian memory, autobiographical documentation, and psychological research offers insight into the often hopeful memories of Beckett's characters.

Extent

61 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1992.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14797

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