Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction xi
6. 1. Richard EHmann's James Joyce and Deirdre Bair's Samuel Beckett: A Biography: The Triumphs and Trials of Literary Biography 1
7. 2. Joyce, Beckett, and the Short Story in Ireland 20
8. 3. Beckett, Joyce, and Irish Writing: The Example of Beckett's "Dubliners" Story 31
9. 4 "For This Relief Much Thanks": Leopold Bloom and Beckett's Use of Allusion 43
10. 5 Beckett Re- Joycing: Words and Music 50
11. 6 "The More Joyce Knew the More He Could" and "More Than I Could": Theology and Fictional Technique in Joyce and Beckett 61
12. 7 Textually Uninhibited: The Playfulness of Joyce and Beckett 83
13. 8 Stephen Dedalus, Belacqua Shuah, and Dante's Pieta 104
14. 9 Krapping Out: Images of Flow and Elimination as Creation in Joyce and Beckett 117
15. 10 Authorship, Authority, and Self-Reference in Joyce and Beckett 147
16. 11 James Joyce and Samuel Beckett: From Epiphany to Anti-Epiphany 160
17. 12 Beckett et Joyce et Beckett-esque: A One-Act Play 175
18. 13 Joyce and Beckett: A Preliminary Checklist of Publications 185
19. About the Contributors 194
20. Index 197