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The presentation contains a small overview of one of the most popular Absurd Plays, Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party, a Modernist Literature Text. The information collected for the presentation is based on the Books, e-data and my interpretation of the text. I'm very happy to upload my first presentation. I'll be more happy to see your comments.TRANSCRIPT
The Birthday Party by Harold
PinterPrepared and Presented by
Parth BhattRoll no. 2, Sem. I,
P.EC - 301: Modernist Literature,Dept. of English, Bhavnagar
Harold Pinter (1930 – 2008)
O Born in LondonO WW-II bombingO Evacuate the placeO Out spoken manO Playwright, Poet,
Actor, Screen Writer, and Theater Director
O In 2005 won The Noble Prize in Literature
The Birthday Party (1958)
O The CharactersO Plot OverviewO Genre
O Comedy of MenaceO Theatre of Absurd
O SymbolsO Reading NewspaperO TeaO Blind man’s buff
O Style of PinterO Effective use of
Pause and Silence – Pinteresque
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The presentation is submitted to Dept. of English, Bhavnagar