RQ-50566-11 | Research Programs: Scholarly Editions and Translations | Emory University | The Letters of Samuel Beckett | 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2016 | $310,000.00 | Lois | More | Overbeck | | | | Emory University | Atlanta | GA | 30322-1018 | USA | 2011 | Literature, General | Scholarly Editions and Translations | Research Programs | 280000 | 30000 | 280000 | 30000 | Completion of editing of Volume III and IV of a four volume critical edition and preparation of a one volume edition for a general audience. (36 months)
This selected edition is the first comprehensive collection and contextual presentation of the letters of Irish-born writer and world-playwright Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) whose work is held in the highest esteem by a large, diverse, and international audience. Pivotal for scholarship in the humanities, The Letters of Samuel Beckett published by Cambridge University Press will enrich all readers with fresh perspective on twentieth-century culture. This NEH proposal seeks support to complete the editing of Volume III and IV, and to prepare a one volume edition. |