This book charts the impact of Shakespeareâs works on Harold Pinterâs career as a playwright. This exploration traces Shakespeareâs influence through Pinterâs pre-theatre writings (1950-1956), to his collaboration with Sir Peter Hall (starting properly at the RSC in 1962 and continuing until 1983), and a late, unpublished screenplay for an adaptation of The Tragedy of King Lear (2000). Adding to studies of playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and James Joyce as significant influences on Harold Pinterâs work, this study aims to highlight the significant and lasting impact that Shakespeare had both formatively and performatively on the playwrightâs career. Through exploring this influence, Morton gains not only a greater understanding of the shaping of Pinterâs artistic outlook and how this affected his writing, but it also sheds light on the various forms of Shakespeareâs continued influence on new writing, and what can be gained from this. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre and performance studies.
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Nov 12, 2022
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