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The World Wars did create many things like chaos, disillusionment and hopelessness among people. ... more The World Wars did create many things like chaos, disillusionment and hopelessness among people. In the process they also created several writers who chose to write their hearts out against totalitarianism. The wars influenced the writers so much so that what they wrote and how they wrote were conditioned by their war time experiences. George Orwell wrote when he witnessed the wars and its aftermath. Harold Pinter was a juvenile and underwent the trauma of war which conditioned him as a writer. This research paper seeks to bring out how wars played the central formative influence in these two writers.
Harold Pinter, the Nobel laureate, is a literary giant of modern drama in English. His plays are ... more 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.
The World Wars did create many things like chaos, disillusionment and hopelessness among people. ... more The World Wars did create many things like chaos, disillusionment and hopelessness among people. In the process they also created several writers who chose to write their hearts out against totalitarianism. The wars influenced the writers so much so that what they wrote and how they wrote were conditioned by their war time experiences. George Orwell wrote when he witnessed the wars and its aftermath. Harold Pinter was a juvenile and underwent the trauma of war which conditioned him as a writer. This research paper seeks to bring out how wars played the central formative influence in these two writers.
Harold Pinter, the Nobel laureate, is a literary giant of modern drama in English. His plays are ... more 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.