Alternative Compagnie: Textual Variants in Beckett's Compagnie/Company

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Abstract

In this essay I compare points of textual difference in the Calder, Grove, and Minuit editions of Samuel Beckett's Company/Compagnie and the Calder ‘Company’ of Nohow On, paying particular attention to post-publication word form variants. I attempt to differentiate points of divergence deliberately introduced into the texts by the author from errors introduced during the publication process and perpetuated throughout the different edition of these texts. I discuss six variants in detail and include an appendix with an additional eight variants.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-103
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Beckett Studies
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 602008 English studies
  • 602031 History of literature
  • 602003 General literature studies

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