|
|
Article: Labor, alienation, and the status of being: the rhetoric of indolence in Beckett's Murphy.(Samuel Beckett's novel)(Critical Essay)
- Article from:
- Philological Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 University of Iowa. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
First published in 1938 after being rejected by forty-two publishers, Samuel Beckett's novel Murphy presents a highly subversive drama, one that recounts the title character's unyielding effort to avoid seeking employment in the London job market, as eagerly advised by his lover, Celia. From her first appearance in the novel, Celia is preoccupied with her endeavor to talk Murphy into finding a job that might pay "even a small salary" (56), and to this end she does not spare whatever tactic is available, including the warning to withdraw her love and abandon him (35). (1) In an effort to subvert Celia's rhetoric of work and thereby dodge the job market, Murphy resorts to a ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: A party? Youre sure to see Celia there... Party hearty: ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
November 28, 2007 ;
613 words
... ... list. The judges felt that Celia deserved the gong this year ... wontlose a nights sleep over it. Celia admitted that it would not be ... boyfriend Wesley Quirkeand Lisa Murphy took the 30th spot on the list ... in the media this year. ?1 Celia Holman Lee 2 Jonathan Rhys Meyers ...
|
|