In his post „Writing and Breathing: Proust and Beckett“, Mark Bowles draws parallels between how Proust‘s asthma, Walter Benjamin‘s heart palpitations and Beckett‘s breathlessness are embodied within their writing styles. He himself was inspired by an essay called „Beckett‘s atmospheres“ by Prof. Steven Connor, Professor of English in the University of Cambridge.
“And what I’m doing, all-important, breathing in and out and saying, with words like smoke, I can’t go on, I can’t stay, let’s see what happens next.” (Beckett, „Texts for Nothing“) Read More