Tag Archives: Samuel Beckett

The pleasures of fine lettercutting in stone

Posted on 11 September 2012 by Propagandum

Here’s a lovely thing I was very lucky to be given a few weeks ago. I hope anyone with an interest in words, writing and lettering will enjoy it here too. What is it? It’s a Clipsham limestone square pillar with … Continue reading →

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Bicycles, beds, chairs, doors – the use of modern art

Posted on 21 June 2012 by Propagandum

‘Mr. Beckett’s patient concern with bicycles, amputees, battered hats, and the letter M’ starts Hugh Kenner’s still impressive Samuel Beckett: A Critical Study (New York: Grove Press, 1961, p. 1). My previous post tried to talk about the same things, respectively a … Continue reading →

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