..". insights and expertise which all together furnish a useful addition to Pinter studies." --Modern Language Review

Essays by both scholars and theater artists examine the work of British playwright Harold Pinter. The essays focus on performance, politics, gender issues, interpersonal manipulation, style and language, on influence, and on the interplay between Pinter's theatrical and film-scripting careers. Illustrated.

In this book, the author interrogates how narcissistic disturbances lead to the fragmentation and duplication that occur in the minds of mythic heroes and the fictional protagonists of modern drama, literature, and film. This examination focuses mostly on modern drama and exploring how Greek myths inform the literature.