Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
L'Innommable / The Unnamable
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Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 447

Versions

L'Innommable Segment 447, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-3-10, f. 14v)

Il est bon de s'assurer de sa position corporelle dès le début, avant de passer à des choses plus importantes.

L'Innommable Segment 447, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 34)

Il est bon de s'assurer de sa position corporelle dès le début, avant de passer à des choses plus importantes.

The Unnamable Segment 447, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-1, f. 17r)

The chronology of the sentence versions relating to the first 23 pages of this manuscript differs from the chronology of the rest of the text. For a more detailed analysis: click here.

It is well to establish the position of the body from the outset, before passing on to more important matters.

The Unnamable Segment 447, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 17r)

The chronology of the sentence versions relating to the first 24 pages of this typescript differs from the chronology of the rest of the text. For a more detailed analysis: click here.

It is as well to establish the position of the body from the outset, before passing on to more important matters.

The Unnamable Segment 447, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 17r)

It is well to establish the position of the body from the lo[o]utset, before passing on to more important matters.

The Unnamable Segment 447, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 22)

It is well to establish the position of the body from the outset, before passing on to more important matters.

L'Innommable Segment 447, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 29)

Il est bon de s'assurer de sa position corporelle dès le début, avant de passer à des choses plus importantes.