TY - BOOK ID - 77934973 TI - Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter. PY - 2009 SN - 1282594273 9786612594274 9042028920 1441606432 9789042028920 9781441606433 9789042025561 9042025565 9781282594272 6612594276 PB - Amsterdam Rodopi DB - UniCat KW - Pinter, Harold, KW - Bintar, Hārūld, KW - Пинтер, Гарольд, KW - פינטר, הרולד, KW - Pinter, Garolʹd, KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - English literature KW - Criticism, Textual. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77934973 AB - This collection of essays focuses on one of Harold Pinter’s most popular and challenging plays, The Dumb Waiter , while addressing also a range of significant issues current in Pinter studies and which are applicable beyond this play. The interesting and provocative dialogues between established and emerging scholars featured here provide close readings of The Dumb Waiter , within relevant cultural and historical contexts and from a range of theoretical perspectives. The essays range over issues of autobiography and theater, genre studies, and the impact of Pinter’s political activism on his dramatic production, among others. The collection is also concerned with the meaning of the play when assessed against other example’s of Pinter’s work, both dramatic and non-dramatic writing. Each contributor shows a gift for presenting a complex argument in an accessible style, making this book an important resource for a wide range of readers, from undergraduates to postgraduates and specialist researchers. The collection offers essays that approach The Dumb Waiter , from an interdisciplinary perspective and as both a literary and dramatic text. Thus, the book should be of equal significance to those encountering Pinter within the context of English Studies, drama, and performance. ER -