About the Book Of the twentieth century British dramatists, Harold Pinter has attracted a good deal of critical attention over a span of five decades. He stands out as the most complex, daring and often elusive of all. He has twenty nine plays, numerous screenplays and theatre productions to his credit. His activism, especially in favour of the freedom of expression (articulated more recently, in his anti-Iraq invasion speech at the Nobel ceremony), has attracted considerable attention. Originally influenced by the Theatre of the Absurd, his plays are often taken as symbols of anti-traditional protest and emancipation. Though he is known for his variety and versatility and prolific output, the present thesis studies only seven of his representative plays – The Birthday Party , The Caretaker , The Homecoming , No Man’s Land , A Kind of Alaska , Ashes to Ashes , and Celebration – which overtly connote the three phases in his literary canon. The book pri...
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