Intellectual theatre in harold pinter’s novel ‘The Dwarfs’.
Abstract
This article studies the phenomenon of ‘intellectual drama’ as a complex of ideas that the authors attribute to Harold Pinter’s writings, namely his novel ‘The dwarfs’ (1952-1956, 1990). The novel, written in the 50s and revised in 1989, presents a witty, masterfully done picture of relations between people with poisonous and touching scenes, which are overlooked by some mysterious dwarfs. The main objective of this article is to give a complex analysis of the recurrent motifs, themes, symbols and theatrical devices used by Harold Pinter, which would allow us to state that intellectual drama imprint might be traced in his novel ‘The Dwarfs’.
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