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Samuel Beckett, 1965
Why has Dante's Inferno been important to Irish writers and artists?
Waiting for Godot
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Why has Dante's Inferno been important to Irish writers and artists?
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Samuel Beckett, 1965
Irish playwright, author, and critic Samuel Beckett, known for his plays on existential...
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Waiting for Godot
Ian McKellen (left) and Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot...
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