Eroding the Language of Freedom: Identity Predicament in Selected Works of Harold Pinter

Author:   Farah Ali
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138080195


Pages:   286
Publication Date:   20 September 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Eroding the Language of Freedom: Identity Predicament in Selected Works of Harold Pinter


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Let down by the uncertainties of memory, language, and their own family units, the characters in Harold Pinter’s plays endure persistent struggles to establish their own identities. Eroding the Language of Freedom re-examines how identity is shaped in these plays, arguing that the characters’ failure to function as active members of society speaks volumes to Pinter’s ideological preoccupation with society’s own inadequacies. Pinter described himself as addressing the state of the world through his plays, and in the linguistic games, emotional balancing acts, and recurring scenarios through which he put his characters, readers and audiences can see how he perceived that world.

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Author:   Farah Ali
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.690kg
ISBN:  

9781138080195


ISBN 10:   1138080195
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   20 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: The Question of Identity in Harold Pinter’s Drama Chapter One: Strong Arm Her: Gendered Identity in Harold Pinter’s A Kind of Alaska (1982) Chapter Two: The Indelible Memory: Memorial Identity in Harold Pinter’s Ashes to Ashes (1996) Chapter Three: Eroded Rhetoric: Linguistic Identity in Harold Pinter’s One for the Road (1984) and Mountain Language (1988) Chapter Four: Chic Dictatorship: Power and Political Identity in Harold Pinter’s Party Time (1991) Chapter Five: The Ethic and Aesthetic of Existence: Sexual Identity in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal (1978) Chapter Six: Crumbling Families: Familial and Marital Identity in Harold Pinter’s Celebration (2000) Conclusion

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Farah Ali is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Leeds.

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