Harold Pinter

<p>First published in 1983 <i>Harold Pinter </i>is an original study into the work of one of Britain’s foremost dramatists.</p><p>The book celebrates Pinter’s elusiveness as a writer. It considers his position as a specifically contemporary writer of the post-modernist tradition and explores his use of language as a sophisticated means of non-communication acting as a smokescreen behind which his characters lie. The book presents the language games used by Pinter according to their strategic importance beginning with his earlier works and suggesting a chronological progression. It also discusses Pinter’s later developments such as the screenplay for <i>The French Lieutenant’s Woman. </i></p><p>Harold Pinter is ideal for anyone with an interest in the work and literary techniques of contemporary writers and dramatists. </p>