论塞缪尔·贝克特的《等待戈多》

1953年，爱尔兰作家塞缪尔·贝克特(Samuel Beckett)创作的《等待戈多》(Waiting for Godot)在巴黎首演，这是20世纪最奇怪、最受欢迎的戏剧之一。自首演以来，人们一直在试图弄清楚这部剧意味着什么。它有无数种解释，贝克特没有这样或那样的明确证实。《等待戈多》是一部毫无意义的戏剧，但它经久不衰，因为它实际上是一部关于生活的戏剧。生命不就是一连串的等待吗?等着放学。等着找个人来爱。等着知道该做什么。等着感觉好点。等待金钱或认可。 And ultimately, the last waiting, waiting for death. And yet, between all these waitings, we find meaning to continue on. Peter Connor is a professor of French and Comparative Literature at Barnard College. He is the author of Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Sin (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U.P., 2000). See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm.