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Disjecta

Disjecta Contemporary Art Center is a not-for-profit arts organization in Portland, Oregon.

Disjecta (Beckett)

Disjecta: Miscellaneous Writings and a Dramatic Fragment is a collection of previously uncollected writings by Samuel Beckett, spanning his entire career. The title is derived from the Latin phrase "disjecta membra," meaning scattered remains or fragments, usually applied to written work. The essays appear in their original language of composition (English, French, or German), as stipulated by Beckett, since the volume is intended for scholars who should be able to read several languages. Beckett himself did not value these pieces much, seeing them as "mere products of friendly obligation or economic need".

The collection includes Beckett's famous essay on an early version of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake which originally appeared in Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress.

Usage examples of "disjecta".

Through it Alleyn saw copious disjecta membra of Mr Bagg's operations.

The only perceptible effect of the sedative on me was to parade the disjecta membera of my scrambled ego before my mind's eye.