{"product_id":"harold-pinter-stages-networks-collaborations-paperback","title":"Harold Pinter: Stages, Networks, Collaborations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBasil Chiasson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCatriona Fallow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book offers a thematic collection of critical essays, ideal for undergraduate courses on modern British theatre, on Harold Pinter's theatrical works, alongside new interviews with contemporary theatre practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe life and works of Harold Pinter (1930-2008), a pivotal figure in twentieth- and twenty-first century British theatre, have been widely discussed, debated and celebrated internationally. For over five decades, Pinter's work traversed and redefined various forms and genres, constantly in dialogue with, and often impacting the work of, other writers, artists and activists. He is today considered one of the most important British playwrights ever to have lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough combining a reconsideration of key Pinter scholarship with new contexts, voices and theoretical approaches, it opens up fresh insights into the author's work, politics, collaborations and his enduring status as one of the world's foremost twentieth-century dramatists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into three parts, the book is compiled of a collection of chapters that re-contextualize Pinter as a cultural figure; explore and interrogate his influence on contemporary British playwriting; and offer a series of original interviews with theatre-makers engaging in the staging of Pinter's work today. Reconsiderations of Pinter's relationship to literary and theatrical movements such as Modernism and the Theatre of the Absurd; interrogations of the role of class, elitism and religious and cultural identity sit alongside chapters on Pinter's personal politics, specifically in relation to the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Catriona Fallow \u003c\/b\u003e(University of Birmingham) specialises in contemporary British and European playwriting, theatre history, historiography and archival studies. Her work has appeared in Studies in Theatre and Performance and in forthcoming edited collections on the work of Dennis Kelly (Manchester, 2020) and the #MeToo movement (Intellect, 2019). Her current research focuses on Harold Pinter's relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). She has recently appeared on BBC 4's Women's Hour and public panel discussions at the British Film Institute (BFI) addressing the subject of Pinter's female characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Basil Chiasson\u003c\/b\u003e (University of Leeds) works on Harold Pinter and contemporary British drama and performance. He has published a full-length monograph, \u003ci\u003eThe Late Harold Pinter: Political Dramatist, Poet and Activis\u003c\/i\u003et (Palgrave, 2017) and contributed chapters to\u003ci\u003e The Theatre of Harold Pinter\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2014), \u003ci\u003eHarold Pinter's 'The Dumb Waiter'\u003c\/i\u003e (Rodopi, 2009), as well as academic journals, such as Modern Drama and The Harold Pinter Review.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717761110079,"sku":"9781350211940","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6efb4720179f575d7b4533393a4818c4.webp?v=1765079583","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/harold-pinter-stages-networks-collaborations-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}