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Harold Pinter and the New British Theatre
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Book Code: GM9378
ISBN: 0-313-29378-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29378-8
248 pages, chronology, figures,
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/1997
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies
Series Number: 77
Reviews:
  • ...readers will gain a clear understanding of the interrelationships between Pinter's various writing activities, and in some cases, the impact of important political, social, or personal events on his writing.
    —Choice
  • [A] clear and concise re-presentation of Pinter's life and work.
    —Modern Drama
  • Harold Pinter and the New British Theatre is a good introduction to the career of Pinter, containing lengthy discussions of each play, interspersed with just enough biographical detail to provide a rounded picture of his life in the theatre.
    —Theatre Journal
Description: Harold Pinter is universally described as "Britain's leading dramatist." This book evaluates the justification for this appellation. It examines his work in relation to changes taking place in the New British Theatre after the so-called theatrical revolution of 1956, and draws attention to those autobiographical experiences that have been transmuted into his art.
Beginning with a look at the nature of British theatre prior to 1956, Peacock then describes Pinter's early life in the East End of London, his career as an actor, and his early writing. The discussion follows Pinter's life and work from The Room in 1957 to his most recent play, Ashes to Ashes in 1996. The author argues that although Pinter has not instigated an aesthetic revolution, he has, more significantly, through his representation of human behavior, provoked a new way of viewing the world.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Josh Beer, Christopher Innes and Simon Williams
  • Preface
  • A Theatre Hermetically Sealed
  • Harold Pinter, Poet, Novelist, and Actor
  • Harold Pinter, Dramatist
  • Comedies of Menace and the Pinteresque
  • Caught in the Past: The Memory Plays and After
  • Pinter and Politics
  • Past and Future
  • Appendix: Pinter on Radio, Television, and Film
  • Chronology
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 97-2230
LCC Class: PR6066
Dewey Class: 822
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