Note
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1986
Description
Critics of Beckett's trilogy (Molloy, Malone Dies, The
Unnamable) have long puzzled over the profusion of
bilabials in the characters' names: Molloy, Moran, Malone,
Macmann. They all share a common initial. "Les Tripedes
de la Trilogie" attempts to offer yet another
interpretation: with its three bases, the letter M suggests
in the context of the trilogy a man and his stick,
reminiscent to Beckett of the three-legged "animal" in the
riddle of the Sphinx. The omnipresent stick, in both its
physical and symbolic functions, is shown to be the crucial
instrument keeping the unstable Beckettian creatures
briefly upright in their "struggle for life." As an
extension of the body, it allows them to fight and to
survive. As a cylindrical rod, it acquires metaphysical
associations with divine or supernatural power.
Unnamable) have long puzzled over the profusion of
bilabials in the characters' names: Molloy, Moran, Malone,
Macmann. They all share a common initial. "Les Tripedes
de la Trilogie" attempts to offer yet another
interpretation: with its three bases, the letter M suggests
in the context of the trilogy a man and his stick,
reminiscent to Beckett of the three-legged "animal" in the
riddle of the Sphinx. The omnipresent stick, in both its
physical and symbolic functions, is shown to be the crucial
instrument keeping the unstable Beckettian creatures
briefly upright in their "struggle for life." As an
extension of the body, it allows them to fight and to
survive. As a cylindrical rod, it acquires metaphysical
associations with divine or supernatural power.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
49 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14293
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1986.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1986
Date Text
1986
Date Issued (EDTF)
1986
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT14293
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
PERRU, JEAN-PHILIPPE.
Graduate College
Physical Description
49 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
LES TRIPEDES DE LA TRILOGIE: ETUDE DE L'HOMME AU BATON CHEZ BECKETT. (FRENCH TEXT)
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Origin Information
1986
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
LES TRIPEDES DE LA TRILOGIE: ETUDE DE L'HOMME AU BATON CHEZ BECKETT. (FRENCH TEXT)
Other Title Info
LES TRIPEDES DE LA TRILOGIE: ETUDE DE L'HOMME AU BATON CHEZ BECKETT. (FRENCH TEXT)