Overview
The complete, critically acclaimed Cambridge edition of The Letters of Samuel Beckett makes available for the first time a comprehensive range of letters by one of the twentieth century's greatest literary figures. The four volumes, spanning the period from 1929 to 1989, follow Beckett from his early writings, though the pivotal points in his personal life and career as he achieved ever-growing international fame, to his later work and life where he turned his mind to his legacy. Each volume provides detailed introductions, as well as translations of the letters, explanatory notes, year-by-year chronologies, profiles of correspondents and other contextual information.
Table of Contents
Volume 1
General introduction; French translator's preface George Craig; German translator's preface Viola Westbrook; Editorial procedures; Acknowledgments; Permissions; Abbreviations; Introduction to Volume 1; Letters, 1929–1940; Appendix; Profiles; Bibliography; Index.
Volume 2
General introduction; French translator's preface George Craig; Editorial procedures; Acknowledgments; Permissions; Abbreviations; Introduction to Volume 2 Dan Gunn; Letters, 1941–1956; Profiles; Bibliography; Index.
Volume 3
List of illustrations; General introduction; French translator's preface George Craig; Editorial procedures; Acknowledgements; Permissions; List of abbreviations; Introduction to Volume 3 Dan Gunn; Letters, 1957–1965; Appendix: profiles; Bibliography of works cited; Index of recipients; Index of first names; Summary listing of Samuel Beckett's works, Volume 3; General index.
Volume 4
List of illustrations; General introduction; French translator's preface George Craig; Editorial procedures; Acknowledgments; Permissions; Collections and abbreviations; Introduction to Volume 4 Dan Gunn; Letters, 1966–1989; Appendix: Selection of letters from Samuel Beckett found after the appropriate volume of correspondence was published; Profiles; Bibliography of works cited; Index of recipients; Index of first names, abbreviations, and nicknames; Summary listing of Samuel Beckett's works, Volume 4; General index.