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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 14 MIN

LITERATURE - Samuel Beckett

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Samuel Beckett is perhaps the greatest playwright of the 20th century, and the author of the masterpiece, Waiting for Godot. It’s hard to understand the modern world without his perspective. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/Ym-gn Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/RPnWH FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/IUf5UE MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on LITERATURE in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLliterature SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Written by: Professor Ronan McDonald https://hal.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/people/ronan-mcdonald/ Produced by: Mike Booth https://www.youtube.com/user/somegreybloke #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samuel Beckett is perhaps the greatest playwright of the 20th century, and the author of the masterpiece, Waiting for Godot. It’s hard to understand the modern world without his perspective. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/Ym-gn Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/RPnWH FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/IUf5UE MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on LITERATURE in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLliterature SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Written by: Professor Ronan McDonald https://hal.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/people/ronan-mcdonald/ Produced by: Mike Booth https://www.youtube.com/user/somegreybloke #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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