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Waiting for Godot (En attendant Godot)

Samuel Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot, originally titled En attendant Godot, in French in 1948, publishing it in the same language in 1952. Beckett translated it into English himself, and it was produced in London in 1955 and in the United States in 1956. The play is a classic example of “Theatre of the Absurd.”

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PQ2603.E378, PR6003.E282

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot. 1954.

                                Call Number: PQ2603.E378 E53 1982a

• Bloom, Harold (ed.). Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. 1987.

                                Call Number: PQ2603.E378 E677 1987

• Gordon, Lois. Reading Godot. 2002.

                               Call Number: PQ2603.E378 E644 2002

• Kenner, Hugh. A Reader’s Guide to Samuel Beckett. 1996.

                              Call Number: PR6003.E282 Z758 1996

• Marvel, Laura (ed.). Readings on Waiting for Godot. 2001.

                              Call Number: PQ2603.E378 E5 2001

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Beckett, Samuel

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771.C59

o   Vol. 1, pg. 20-4

o   Vol. 2, pg. 44-7

o   Vol. 3, pg 44, 46-7

o   Vol. 4, pg. 49-52

o   Vol. 6, pg. 33, 35, 37-40, 42-47

o   Vol. 9, pg. 78, 81, 83-5, 87

o   Vol. 10, pg25, 29-30, 33

o   Vol. 11, pg. 32-3, 37-8, 42-3

o   Vol. 14, pg. 70, 73, 75, 78-9,

o   Vol. 18, pg. 41-4, 48-9

o   Vol. 57, pg. 62-112

o   Vol. 59, pg. 252-8, 260

o   Vol. 83, pg. 108-9, 111-3, 115-7, 129-30, 132-5, 142-4, 147, 150-1

• Critical Survey of Drama, Second Revised Edition – Call Number: REF PN1625.C68 2003

o        Vol. 1, pg. 275-76

• Drama Criticism. – Call Number: REF PN1625.D72

o        Vol. 22, pg. 3-9, 11, 17-21, 23-7, 29-35, 38, 40-2, 44, 47, 53, 57, 59-60, 62, 64-6, 75, 78-82, 85, 87-9, 100-1, 103, 111-4, 116, 121

• Drama for Students – Call Number: REF PN1601.D595

o        Vol. 2, pg. 269-89

• Masterplots: Revised 2^nd ed. – Call Number: REF PN44.M33 1996

o        Vol. 12, pg. 6990-94

• Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771.G27

o        Vol. 145, pg. 82, 104, 124-9, 134-5, 142-4, 159, 161, 178-9

Research Databases

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• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
•  Literature Resources from Gale
• Films on Demand 

Films on Demand- Database 

• "Waiting on Godot" Intercut with "Krazy Kat" (FULL VIDEO)
  • DESCRIPTION: On this episode of Camera Three, excepts of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot are combined with George Herriman's Krazy Kat. Krazy Kat waits for Ignatz to throw a brick at her head, while Estragon and Vladamir refuse to make a decision until they can consult with the mysterious Godot. 
• Inspiration for "Waiting on Godot" (SEGEMT)
  • From Title: Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
  • DESCRIPTION: Beckett wrote during WWII, gaining inspiration for "Waiting for Godot." He didn't discuss his efforts with the resistance. A BBC Production.
• Understanding "Waiting for Godot" (SEGMENT)
  • From Title: Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
  • DESCRIPTION: A brief introduction to the opening of the play and its characters includes still photographs and an excerpt of dialogue.

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