Beckett: Waiting for Godot
- ISBN-10
- 0521594294
- ISBN-13
- 9780521594295
- Series
- Beckett
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 255
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-11-15
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- David Bradby, Was Professor of Drama and Theatre and Emeritus Professor David Bradby
Description
Explores the impact of Waiting for Godot on the theatre and its many interpretations.
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