HAROLD PINTER’S THE BIRTHDAY PARTY AS A SIGNIFICANT PLAY OF THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD

Authors

  • Sana Mansuri PhD Research Scholar, School of Languages, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India.

Keywords:

The Theatre of the Absurd, Existentialism, imagery, dialogues, senselessness

Abstract

A lot of writers all over the world have attempted to write in this genre, but the main pioneers are Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter. This paper examines the famous play The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter as a Theatre of the Absurd play. The present paper attempts to highlight the absurd characteristics present in Pinter’s play which begins in a comic way but has physical and potential violence involved in it. It’s all about a sheltered young man who fears visitors.

References

I. Pinter, Harold. The Birthday Party. London: Faber and Faber. 1982. Print.

II. Esslin, Martin. The Theatre of the Absurd. London: Penguin Books. 1980. Print.

III. Dukore, Bernard F. Macmillan Modern Dramatists: Harold Pinter. London: Macmillan Education. 1982. Print.

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V. "The Birthday Party (play)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Jul. 2020. Web. 25 Sep. 2020.

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Published

15-09-2020

How to Cite

Sana Mansuri. (2020). HAROLD PINTER’S THE BIRTHDAY PARTY AS A SIGNIFICANT PLAY OF THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 6(9). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/2143

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Vol. 6 No. 9 (2020): SEPTEMBER ISSUE, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH JOURNAL

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