Affirming the Absurd in Harold Pinter [electronic resource] /
Wong, Jane Yeang Chui.author.
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.
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""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments                      ""; ""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 Freedom and Desire in the Film Adaptation of The French Lieutenantâ€?s Woman                                                                                                   """"6 Epilogue                 ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Theater-History.
Literature.
Performing arts.
Arts.
Theater.
Theatre History.
Literature, general.
Performing Arts.
Arts.
Theatre and Performance Studies.