| The Pinter Ethic: The Erotic Aesthetic Contributor(s): Prentice, Penelope (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815339097 ISBN-13: 9780815339090 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: The only comprehensive guide to the plays of one of the world's greatest yet most puzzling contemporary dramatists, "The Pinter Ethic" penetrates the mystery of Harold Pinter's work with compelling and authoritative insights that locate and disclose the primal power of his drama in his characters' powerplay for dominance. With remarkable clarity, Penelope Prentice's close reading of Pinter's work untangles the multiple ambiguities, complex conflicts and contradictory actions which continue to baffle, bewilder, and confound critics and audiences. She reveals that Pinter's plays reflect not a vision of postmodern hopelessness in a world threatening to self-destruct, but provoke unguessed choice and action that enlarge the concept of love and link it to justice. Offering a definitive analysis of Pinter's work--from his early poetry, fiction, interviews, essays and novel "The Dwarfs" to his most recent play "Celebration"--Prentice demonstrates why Pinter's work can only be communicated through drama where attitude and intention may count for little, but where action is all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2001265766 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Series: Studies in Modern Drama |
| Physical Information: 1.39" H x 5.79" W x 8.84" (1.70 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
