Disjecta (Beckett essay)

Disjecta (Beckett essay)

Disjecta: Miscellaneous Writings and a Dramatic Fragment is a collection of previously uncollected writings by Samuel Beckett, spanning his entire career. The title is derived from the Latin phrase "disjecta membra," meaning scattered remains or fragments, usually applied to written work. The essays appear in their original language of composition (English, French, or German), as stipulated by Beckett, since the volume is intended for scholars who should be able to read several languages. Beckett himself did not value these pieces much, seeing them as "mere products of friendly obligation or economic need"[1].

The collection includes Beckett's famous essay on an early version of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake which originally appeared in Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress.

Contents

Contents

  • Foreword by Ruby Cohn

Part I: Essays at Esthetics

Part II: Words about Writers

  • Self
    • The Possessed
    • On Murphy (to McGreevy)
    • On Murphy (to Reavy)
    • On Works to 1951
    • On Endgame
    • On Play
    • On Murphy (to Sighle Kennedy)
    • Program note for Endgame

Part III: Words about Painters

Part IV: Human Wishes

A fragment from an early historical play.

Notes

  1. ^ Cohn, Ruby. Foreword to Disjecta. pg. 7

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