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Kenneth A. Loparo
Affirming the Absurd in Harold Pinter [PDF ebook]

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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.

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Tabella dei contenuti

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

Circa l’autore

Jane Wong Yeang Chui is Assistant Professor at Nanyang University, Singapore

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 103 ● ISBN 9781137343079 ● Dimensione 1.5 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan US ● Città New York ● Paese US ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4992450 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale

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