Affirming the Absurd in Harold Pinter
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2013
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-34534-9 (ISBN)
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-34534-9 (ISBN)
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.
Jane Wong Yeang Chui is Assistant Professor at Nanyang University, Singapore
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.5.2013 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 103 p. 1 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-34534-9 / 1137345349 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-34534-9 / 9781137345349 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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