While the Absurd is frequently used to analyze Harold Pinter's work, some aspects have been long overlooked in Pinter criticism - contemplation and affirmation. Many scholars note the menacing, dark, and sinister qualities of Pinter's works, however there is a lack of alternative interpretations and[...]
The plays of the late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter have formed part of the canon of world theatre since the 1960s. Frequently revived on the professional stage, and studied on almost every Theatre Studies course, his importance and influence is hard to overestimate. This Critical Companion offers an[...]
The plays of the late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter have formed part of the canon of world theatre since the 1960s. Frequently revived on the professional stage, and studied on almost every Theatre Studies course, his importance and influence is hard to overestimate. This Critical Companion offers an[...]
The Experimental Plays of Harold Pinter offers a fresh approach to the plays of Nobel Prize laureate Harold Pinter. He is highlighted as an experimental playwright who attempted to free the theatre from the legacy of realism, causality and motivation. His plays are read in relation to the avant-gard[...]
Nobelpristagaren och adelskvinnan
Harold Pinter och Antonia Fraser träffas på en middagsbjudning i London den 8 januari 1975. Då Antonia ska ta farväl ser Harold henne in i ögonen och säger med sin djupa baryton: "Måste du gå?" Efter kort betänketid svarar hon: "Nej, det är int[...]
När 2005 års nobelpristagare i litteratur Harold Pinter höll sitt nobelprisanförande var det många som tappade hakan. Aldrig förr hade den tribun som nobelpriset innebär använts för ett sådant politiskt brandtal. Med stor retorisk skicklighet och pregnans gjorde Pinter talet till en svid[...]