Note
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1983
Description
An historical profile of semantics, general semantics, and
the philosophy of language in the 1920's and 1930's situates
Beckett's work both philosophically and historically. In
Molloy Beckett portrays the paradoxical nature of human language
as both enlightenment and imprisonment, our sole vehicle
for reasoning, but constituting in itself a limitation
upon reasoning, as well as self-knowledge. The novel as a
whole is about this unbearable gap between experience and
expression, the essentially averbal self and language. This
study traces, through the examination of events and changing
levels of discourse in Molloy, the exact process by which
the characters Molloy and Moran begin to perceive the existence
of a separate reality beyond the reach of language.
the philosophy of language in the 1920's and 1930's situates
Beckett's work both philosophically and historically. In
Molloy Beckett portrays the paradoxical nature of human language
as both enlightenment and imprisonment, our sole vehicle
for reasoning, but constituting in itself a limitation
upon reasoning, as well as self-knowledge. The novel as a
whole is about this unbearable gap between experience and
expression, the essentially averbal self and language. This
study traces, through the examination of events and changing
levels of discourse in Molloy, the exact process by which
the characters Molloy and Moran begin to perceive the existence
of a separate reality beyond the reach of language.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
57 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14165
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1983
Date Text
1983
Date Issued (EDTF)
1983
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT14165
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
ESSEX, CHRISTINE LEWIS.
Graduate College
Physical Description
57 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
MAN'S JOURNEY TOWARD MEANING BEYOND LANGUAGE IN BECKETT'S MOLLOY
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Origin Information
1983
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
MAN'S JOURNEY TOWARD MEANING BEYOND LANGUAGE IN BECKETT'S MOLLOY
Other Title Info
MAN'S JOURNEY TOWARD MEANING BEYOND LANGUAGE IN BECKETT'S MOLLOY