Spirituality in Performance: A Study of Waiting for Godot and The Post Office

Shah, Sandip

ISBN 10: 6137325660 / ISBN 13: 9786137325667

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2018

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100 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.23 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spirituality in Performance: A Study of Waiting for Godot and The Post Office
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6137325660
• ISBN 13: 9786137325667
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.2 kilograms

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Synopsis

This comparative study focuses on Indian dramatist Rabindranath Tagore and Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, they lived in the different country and had different religion but talks about spirituality in the same manner. Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot talks about two traps who are waiting and waiting for God or something else, in the same way, a character Amal in The Post Office by Rabindranath Tagore waiting for his death or freedom. The book also talks about the importance of the spiritual aspect of life and how this philosophy of spirituality has been presented by the playwright in form of drama.

About the Author

Mr. Sandip Shah serves as Assistant Professor at Department of English, N S Patel Arts College, Anand, Gujarat (India). His areas of interest include Postmodern studies, contemporary English drama and cinematic adaptation from literature.