Demented Particulars : : The Annotated 'Murphy' / / Chris Ackerley.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Ackerley, Chris,
• MitwirkendeR: Gontarski, S. E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Prefatory Statement --; Preface to the Second Edition --; Preface --; Introduction --; A Note on Methodology --; Chronology --; Annotations --; Chapter 1 --; Chapter 2 --; Chapter 3 --; Chapter 4 --; Chapter 5 --; Chapter 6 --; Chapter 7 --; Chapter 8 --; Chapter 9 --; Chapter 10 --; Chapter 11 --; Chapter 12 --; Chapter 13 --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780748643257; 9783110780468
• DOI: 10.1515/9780748643257
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Chris Ackerley.

This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surrounding it. He gives an account of the vast range of reading that directly influenced Murphy, and a presents a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of it. He also includes an extensive bibliography and a thematic index. Visit Chris Ackerley's Homepage"