Metafiction and the writing process. A genetic approach to 'autography' in Samuel Beckett's Molloy, Malone meurt, and L'Innommable. University of Antwerp
The aim of this project is to offer a new perspective on Abbott's theory by linking Beckett's autography to his manuscripts, thus returning to the term's original definition of 'signature'. As such this project aims to determine why Beckett incorporated the author's writing process into his works, and what this can tell us about his poetics. Moreover, by clearly separating the author's writingprocess from the narrator's, the project aims to ...