Download or read book Demented Particulars written by Chris Ackerley and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a detailed, page by page annotation of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy. In the introduction, Ackerley outlines the history of the novel and the critical debate surrounding it. He gives an account of the vast range of reading that directly influenced Murphy, and a presents a sophisticated discussion of the 'Cartesian catastrophe' at the heart of it. He also includes an extensive bibliography and a thematic index.