Graduation Date
6-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Department/Program Conferring Degree
English
Keywords
Samuel Beckett, Edmund Husserl, Three Novels, Murphy, Watt
Abstract
This paper examines the parallels between Samuel Beckett's first five novels, Murphy, Watt, Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable, and philosophy, arguing that Murphy is best understood as a satire of Descartes, Watt is best understood as a satire of Wittgenstein, and Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable are best understood as a satire of Husserl.
Recommended Citation
Neisen, James, "Beyond this is a nothing: Beckett's early fiction" (2016). College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations. 212.
https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/212
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