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By Natasha Rosow - September 26, 2002

Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot and James Joyce's Ulysses are strikingly similar in style, content, and most significantly a philosophy of life. The idea of language as doubly futile and liberating is central to both works. It is found in the playfulness of language in Beckett's dialogue and Joyce's description. Every aspect of each form is…

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