Samuel Beckett letter to Henry Wenning, 1961: June 2
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Title
Samuel Beckett letter to Henry Wenning, 1961: June 2
Subject
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Correspondence.
Description
Beckett states that his new play [Happy Days] is finished but that he isn't sure how he feels about it until he sees it in the theater.
Creator
Beckett, Samuel
Source
MSS008 Box 1 Folder 6 Item 34
Date
1961: June 2
Contributor
Wenning, Henry
Relation
MSS008 Box 1 Folder 5-16: Correspondence from Samuel Beckett to Henry Wenning
1957-1965 exhibit case
Beckett often refused to publish his plays until after they were staged and he could make further revisions. He wrote on 30 June 1963 to publisher Jérôme Lindon, regarding Comédie: “I am very keen that publication should not come before performance; and I think you will be of the same mind. This time we are putting our money, not on a text, but entirely on the shock of the seen, something which would be deadened by a preliminary reading.” -The Letters of Samuel Beckett: 1957-1965, p. 553
Format
Autograph note signed
jpeg; 300 ppi
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
MSS008_I_beckett_to_wenning_06021961_01_b1_f6.jpg; MSS008_I_beckett_to_wenning_06021961_02_b1_f6.jpg
Extent
1 leaf, recto and verso
2 scans
Citation
Beckett, Samuel, “Samuel Beckett letter to Henry Wenning, 1961: June 2,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed July 14, 2024, http://omeka.wulib.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/14876.
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