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Beckett and the City PhD studentship

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Cindy

The Department of English Literature and the Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading are inviting applications for a PhD studentship to study Samuel Beckett’s representations of the modern city. The work will involve examination of the recently acquired … Continue reading →

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Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece acquired by the university

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Cindy

The University is delighted to announce that it has acquired the working manuscript of Samuel Beckett’s first major work, Murphy, at the cost of £962,500, at an auction at Sotheby’s in London today. The hand-written manuscript, which has been in … Continue reading →

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