112 Pages
by
Routledge
110 Pages
by
Routledge
110 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1983, Harold Pinter is an original study into the work of one of Britain’s foremost dramatists.
The book celebrates Pinter’s elusiveness as a writer. It considers his position as a specifically contemporary writer of the post-modernist tradition, and explores his use of language as a sophisticated means of non-communication, acting as a smokescreen behind which his... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Games; 3: Questioning games: the early plays; 4: Hiding games: The Caretaker; 5: Critical games: The Homecoming; 6: Endgames: a period of transition; 7: Memory games: Old Times, No Man's Land and Betrayal; 8: Different ball games: The French Lieutenant's Woman and Other Places: Notes, Bibliography
Biography
Guido Almansi was Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of East Anglia. Simon Henderson was formerly a research student in contemporary theatre at the Univeristy of East Anglia.






