Abstract
Harold Pinter, the Nobel laureate, is a literary giant of modern drama in English. His plays are categorized as belonging to the absurd theatre along with the likes of Beckett. The absurd theatre makes use of language in a peculiar way to communicate the real predicament of human existence. Harold Pinter, as a chief exponent of the Absurd Theatre made a significant stamp on the theatrical language. His style is so unique that it led to the coinage of the word ‘Pinteresque’. The speeches in his plays are an interplay of both sense and nonsense. This article aims to analyze the language employed by Harold Pinter and in the process examine how absurd it actually is
Highlights
Harold Pinter, the Nobel laureate, is a literary giant of modern drama in English
Pinter has used language effectively to communicate the actual predicament of human existence in the modern world of terror unleashed by governments against the people
Harold Pinter has made the best use of nonsense to bring out sense
Summary
Harold Pinter, the Nobel laureate, is a literary giant of modern drama in English. His plays are categorized as belonging to the absurd theatre along with the likes of Beckett. Harold Pinter, as a chief exponent of the Absurd Theatre made a significant stamp on the theatrical language. His style is so unique that it led to the coinage of the word ‘Pinteresque’. The Theatre of the Absurd rocked the literary world with its unconventional, extraordinary use of language. The plays of Absurdists are at the same time far removed from realism They tease the audience to understand them. The plays selected here for analysis are The Birthday Party and One for the Road
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