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 assessment of Pinters entire body of work for the stage; appraising his skill as a dramatist and considering his impact and legacy. Through a clear focus on issues of theatricality and the effect of the plays in performance The Theatre of Harold Pinter considers Pinters chief narrative concerns and offers a unifying theme through which over four decades of work may be understood. Plays are considered in themed chapters that follow the chronological sequence of work; illuminating the development of his aesthetic and concerns. The volume features too a series of essays from other leading scholars presenting different critical perspectives on the work; including Harry Burton on Pinters early drama; Ann Hall on Revisiting Pinters Women; Chris Megson on Pinters Memory Plays of the 1970s; and Basil Chiasson on Neoliberalism and Democracy.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A fast-paced; playful jaunt through rock historyBy ZoeI write this seconds after finishing the book on the third night in a row I sat up way too late laughing myself silly at the authors wonderful wit and delightful style. The book is full of interesting nuggets of rock lore; most of which I had not come across before. It was an enlightening experience; to say the least.Early on; Boone invites us in; describing the nearly equal pleasure a music enthusiast like himself takes from just reading and learning about music; as he does from actually listening to the music. As someone who spends a lot of time combing through allmusic; absorbing every little bit of trivia I can whenever I discover a band for myself; I felt like he was coming from the same place.The book is very conversational. It reads fast and is a great time; not to mention that it is also very well written. In short; I had a hell of a lot of fun.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you love rock trivia; sure; get itBy Duke McCrackenIll read anything with rock and roll trivia; the attempts at humor fall flat; for example; jokes about bass players; thats been done about a million times. And; yes; you guessed it; I do play the bass. But almost any bass player knows hes the bass player already.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Sort of a rock n roll bathroom readerBy JudithI wasnt surprised to learn that the author of this book was also the author of the Uncle Johns bathroom reader about music. This book is pretty much a bathroom reader type book about rock music. I did enjoy parts of it a lot. However; the thing that made me knock the review down to three stars was the authros attitude. Hes one of those guys who thinks his taste in music is right; and yours is wrong if it doesnt match his. He likes metal and harder edged rock; which is fine; except that he zoned in on those types of groups and didnt have much to say about other forms of rock; such as RB. I really thought there was too much about KISS; for instance. Not only was there too much emphasis on the authors favorite groups; but he actually took some pot shots at other artists whose music wasnt to his taste. For instance; he informs us that all the Eagles albums and all the solo projects by any of the Eagles are horrible. Those kinds of snarky shots didnt win me over.
