Ascetism against colour, or modernism, abstractions and the lateness of Beckett

New Formations - Print ISSN 0950-2378 - Online ISSN 1741-0789
Volume 2005 Number 55

Ascetism against colour, or modernism, abstractions and the lateness of Beckett
David Cunningham

Abstract

Cunningham’s article explores the works of Samuel Beckett, suggesting his lateness and asceticism, in contrast to modernism and abstraction. Cunningham suggests the precise dynamics of lateness via an exploration of the political terminology of modernism.

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David Cunningham (2005) Ascetism against colour, or modernism, abstractions and the lateness of Beckett, New Formations, 2005(55)