{"product_id":"harold-pinter-9","title":"Harold Pinter","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarold Pinter (1930–2008) was already highly acclaimed in 1988, when this book was originally published, and went on to become one of the most influential modern British dramatists, with a career that spanned over 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study reveals Pinter’s dramatic and theatrical stratagems and his place in contemporary drama at the time. Five of its eight chapters are devoted to his plays and their performances. Chapter 1 introduces them through short quotations from his plays, each followed by how they show his methods. A biographical survey is next. Chapter 3, “Menace and the Absurd,” treats his early plays, including \u003ci\u003eThe Room\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Birthday Party\u003c\/i\u003e, as “comedies of menace,” a pun on “comedies of manners,” and as theatre of the absurd. Following this, “Toward Greater Realism” explains common features of such plays as \u003ci\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/i\u003e. “Struggles for Power” features \u003ci\u003eThe Collection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Homecoming\u003c\/i\u003e. In “Memory Plays,” \u003ci\u003eOld Times\u003c\/i\u003e is prominent. “Recapitulations and Fresh Starts” analyses \u003ci\u003eNo Man’s Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e. Stage productions are a vital part of these discussions of his plays. Finally, “The Place of Pinter” summarizes his \u003ci\u003eoeuvre\u003c\/i\u003e and his position in English drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57261294125400,"sku":"9781041363774","price":186.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781041363774.jpg?v=1778396464","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/harold-pinter-9","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}