Beckett and the Mythology of Psychoanalysis

'Baker's work bears the hallmark of a rewritten doctoral thesis, a brilliant one, in its density and detail...but it also benefits from freshness and enthusiasm.' - Dan Gunn, Times Literary Supplement

'Psychoanalytic approaches... have long found rich pickings in Beckett's works. [...] Phil Baker's important book Beckett and the Mythology of Psychoanalysis (1997) was a breakthrough in this field because it merged a psychoanalytical approach with a consciousness of historical location...'

- Ronan McDonald, The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett (Cambridge University Press, 2006)