Beckett, Deleuze and the Televisual Event : Peephole Art

An expressive dialogue between Deleuze's philosophical writings on cinema and Beckett's innovative film and television work, the book explores the relationship between the birth of the event – itself a simultaneous invention and erasure - and Beckett's attempts to create an incommensurable space within the interstices of language as a (W)hole. An Expressive Dialogue Between Gilles Deleuze's Philosophical Writings On Cinema And Samuel Beckett's Innovative Film And Television Work, The Book Explores The Relationship Between The Birth Of The Event - Itself A Simultaneous Invention And Erasure - And Beckett's Attempts To Create An Unrepresentable Space Within The Interstices Of Language As A (w)hole. While Focusing Specifically On Film (1964), The Television Adaptations Of Dramatic Works Such As Play, Not I And What Where, As Well As The Made-for-tv Productions Of Eh Joe, ..but The Clouds..., Ghost Trio, Quad I & Ii And Nacht Und Träume, This Book Is More Than An Exploration Of Beckett's Tv Work Through A Specific Deleuzean Filter. More Importantly, It Is Also An Opportunity To Re-examine Deleuze's Cinema 1 And 2 - Specifically The Affect- And Time-images - Through Beckett's Specific Audio-visual Peephole. Given Beckett's Obvious Compatibility With Kafka And Minor Literature, This Study Contextualizes His Television Work In Relation To Deleuze's Writings On Cinema As A Whole, And By Extension, The Ontology And Semiotics Of Film And Televisual Language.--publisher's Website. Introduction: Intuition/image/event: 'beckett's Peephole' As Audio-visual Rhizome -- Thinking The Unthinkable: Time, Cinema And The Incommensurable -- Beyond Percept And Affect: Beckett's Film (1964) And Non-human Becoming -- From 'dialoghorrhea' To Mental-image: Comédie (1966), Not I (1977) & What Where (1986) -- Matter And Memory: The Image As Impersonal Process In Eh Joe (1966), Ghost Trio (1977), And ...but The Clouds' (1977) -- How To Build A Desiring Machine: Quadrat I + Ii (1981) -- Video-body, Video-brain: Nacht Und Träume (1983) As Tele-visual Event -- Conclusion: The Incommensurable Unnameable: Beckett, Deleuze And The Birth Of The Event. Colin Gardner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 194-212) And Index. Cover Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Intuition/Image/Event: 'Beckett's Peephole' as Audio-Visual Rhizome 1 Thinking the Unthinkable: Time, Cinema and the Incommensurable 2 Beyond Percept and Affect: Beckett's Film (1964) and Non-Human Becoming 3 From 'Dialoghorrhea' to Mental-Image: Comédie (1966), Not I (1977) and What Where (1986) 4 Matter and Memory: The Image as Impersonal Process in Eh Joe (1966), Ghost Trio (1977) and ...but the cloud... (1977) 5 How to Build a Desiring Machine: Quad I & II (1981) 6 Video-body, Video-brain: Nacht und Träume (1983) as Televisual Event Conclusion: The Incommensurable Unnamable: Beckett, Deleuze and the Birth of the Event Notes Bibliography Index Photo Section