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

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

Files

MSS008_I_beckett_to_wenning_06021961_01_b1_f6.jpg
MSS008-1-Beckett-to-Wenning-19610602-02-b1-f6.jpg

Citation

Beckett, Samuel, “Samuel Beckett letter to Henry Wenning, 1961: June 2,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed April 24, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/14876.