Harold Pinter's Comedies of Menace. Fear and Control in "The Birthday Party"

by Lukas Szpeth

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,5, University of Trier (Anglistik), course: Proseminar Harold Pinter, language: English, abstract: Converging comedy and fear, that is a strange art practiced in the comedies of menace. One of the most prominent authors who intermingles the two in his plays is Harold Pinter. But what is the role of menace and fear in a comic play? To examine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3668982201
• ISBN13: 9783668982208
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"