Hugh Kenner on Waiting for Godot

William F. Buckley Jr - Firing Line (1974)

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After this aired, Guy Davenport wrote to Kenner to say, "I thought it a lively and instructive exchange, though I wish Bill wouldn't talk at the pace of a phonograph record running down."

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i wish i could give it a superlike

[@daithikinnear8198]

i'll never think of waiting for godot in quite the same way after hearing this. brilliant.

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Strikes me as a stupid comment, a good example of literal thinking. Of course, Beckett used his experiences in life for his writing, whether they were his relations with friends, lovers, family, neighbours; or his experiences with bosses and career failures; etc., etc. But that doesn't make the plays ABOUT any of those things.

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shh, quiet. this is a library.