Rockaby: Explanation in the Perspectives of Heidegger and Descartes

Abstract: A 5 page discussion of the philosophical implications of Samuel Beckett's short story "Rockaby", the story of a senile woman in a rocking chair who reminisces on her life as she rocks herself to death. Examines the twentieth century philosophies of William Heidegger and the seventeenth century philosophies of Descartes in relation to Beckett's own philosophies. No additional sources are listed. PProckab.wps

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Subcatagory: Irish & Scottish Literature

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