7 juju 08-16-2007 03:04 PM ET (US) Beckett was most influenced by Joyce, and both of them were influenced by Dante's divine comedy. The same three part structure can be seen in many of their short stories, most obviously in Beckett's "Ding Dong". However Beckett (being Beckett) inverts the ending, thus his 'hero' turns from paradise and chooses instead the constant motion of hell. 6 Deleted by topic administrator 02-03-2007 08:54 PM 5 Cameron 08-17-2006 06:36 AM ET (US) Hey does anyone know what the differences in the endings in Beckett's short story 'Fingal' is between the American and the British versions, or what the British version is, ive got the American one and can't seem to find the different ending anywhere 4 Bookninja 05-16-2004 11:22 PM ET (US) Godot Finally, a one line synopsis of Beckett in a Chinese newspaper. I can die now. There is an abundance of literature that tries to pin down the meaning of Beckett's oeuvre, a task made complicated because he was tackling themes about meaninglessness, drawing upon terms like existentialism, absurdity and determinism. The basic idea behind these theories is that the world is neither designed nor predictable, but irrational and lacking meaning. What is known is what is taken from experience. Well? Shall we go? Home 3 Bookninja 04-16-2004 09:49 PM ET (US) Beckett for Babies... Stephany Aulenback, who works Fridays for Maud Newton (I tell you, that woman keeps bankers' hours), has come up with a killer board book idea... Home 2 Bookninja 02-27-2004 09:49 PM ET (US) "The unforgettable becoming the irretrievable" "The death of a cherished friend sets life askew, leaves a hole that cannot be filled: One can think of the person, and does, but he is not there to think back, to reply. Perhaps that sense of dialogue can be replicated by simply talking about that friendship, describing how it was." Anne Atik's elegy (How It Was) for the friendship between her husband, painter Avigdor Arikha, and Sam Beckett sounds like something I must have. Home 1 Bookninja 09-01-2003 10:37 PM ET (US) So Who Influenced Pinter? So the person who had the most impact on Samuel Beckett's career was Henry Miller? Home	Upgrade to PRO Upload pictures, personalize your board, and more! About these ads