Samuel Beckett
Literature research papers on poetry and poets often require the study of Nobel prize winner Samuel Beckett. Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) was an Irish author, notable for his poetry and plays with their black humor and bleak outlook. Samuel Beckett is know for the following:
- A founding member of the "Theatre of the Absurd"
- Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969
- Considered to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century
- Author of the famous play "Waiting for Godot"
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Samuel Beckett's early Years
Born and raised in Dublin Ireland, Beckett took a teaching position in Paris following his graduation from Trinity College. In Paris, Beckett was introduced to James Joyce and helped conduct research towards Joyce's novel Finnegans Wake. Beckett's first work was published in 1929. Two years later, he began touring Europe extensively and wrote his first novel, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, which was universally rejected by publishers.
During World War II, Beckett was a member of the French Resistance. Shortly after the war, Beckett changed his writing style and soon produced his most famous work, the play Waiting for Godot. With this play, Beckett began to write all of his work in French, despite not being a native speaker, including all of his novels, which he then translated into English.
Beckett's Fame
With the Nobel Prize in 1969, fame became a notoriety that Beckett did not want. His style changed yet again in the late 1960s, becoming more minimalist. His work has been characterized as an attack on realism, and was highly influential on such writers as the Beats. He is buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris, near Baudelaire, Emile Durkheim, Jean-Paul Sartre and Susan Sontag.