TY - BOOK ID - 18129525 TI - The Cambridge companion to Harold Pinter PY - 2001 SN - 0521651239 052165842X 9780521658423 9780511999550 9780521651233 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Pinter, Harold, KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Pinter, Harold KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc. KW - Pinter, Harold, - 1930- - Criticism and interpretation - Handbooks, manuals, etc. KW - PINTER (HAROLD), 1930-2008 KW - CRITIQUE ET INTERPRETATION KW - Pinter, Harold, - 1930 KW - -Pinter, Harold UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:18129525 AB - The Cambridge Companion to Harold Pinter provides an introduction to one of the world's leading and most controversial writers, whose output in many genres and roles continues to grow. Harold Pinter has written for the theatre, radio, television and screen, in addition to being a highly successful director and actor. This volume examines the wide range of Pinter's work (including his recent play Celebration). The first section of essays places his writing within the critical and theatrical context of his time, and its reception worldwide. The Companion moves on to explore issues of performance, with essays by practitioners and writers. The third section addresses wider themes, including Pinter as celebrity, the playwright and his critics, and the political dimensions of his work. The volume offers photographs from key productions, a chronology, checklist of works and bibliography. ER -