Description: his volume of the BDMP series charts the genesis of three iconic Beckett plays: Not I (1973), That Time (1976) and Footfalls (1976), all translated into French by their author. Including analyses of abandoned archival precursors - the 'Kilcool' drafts (1963) and the 'Petit Odéon' Fragments (1967-1968) - the book covers a crucial period in Beckett's playwriting career and offers a comprehensive guide to the history of the three plays, tracking their development from compositional manuscripts through to publication and performance.
Brief description: Mark Nixon is Associate Professor in Modern Literature at the University of Reading, UK. He is Co-Director of the Beckett International Foundation, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Beckett Studies and Co-Director of the Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
Review Quotes: "Little's valuable insights into the author's creative process will undoubtedly 'encourage future work on these manuscripts.'" --Variants: The Journal of the European Society for Textual Scholarship