Affirming the Absurd in Harold Pinter

ISBN-13: 9781137345349 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 103 str.

Jane Wong Yeang Chui

Opis

Using Martin Esslin's "invention" - the Theatre of the Absurd - to examine Pinter's works, Wong brings the complexities and intricacies of the plays to the forefront, provoking readers and audiences to reconsider and problematize more conventional studies of his plays.

Recenzje

"By drawing out multidimensional implications, [Chui] foregrounds positive elements often neglected in Pinter studies and helps widen perception of Pinter's work. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." - CHOICE

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Intruders as Liberators in The Birthday Party 3. Estrangement and Reconnection in The Caretaker 4. Implied Silence: Anatomizing Friendship and Betrayal in The Dwarfs 5. Conceptualizing Structure, Freedom, and Desire in The French Lieutenant's Woman 6. Epilogue

O autorze

Jane Wong Yeang Chui is Assistant Professor at Nanyang University, Singapore