Shammout, Hekmat (2018). Politics, oppression and violence in Harold Pinter's plays through the lens of Arabic plays from Egypt and Syria. University of Birmingham. M.A.
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Abstract
This thesis aims to examine how far the political plays of Harold Pinter reflect the Arabic political situation, particularly in Syria and Egypt, by comparing them to several plays that have been written in these two countries after 1967. During the research, the comparative study examined the similarities and differences on a theoretical basis, and how each playwright dramatised the topic of political violence and aggression against oppressed individuals. It also focussed on what dramatic techniques have been used in the plays. The thesis also tries to shed light on how Arab theatre practitioners managed to adapt Pinter’s plays to overcome the cultural-specific elements and the foreignness of the text to bring the play closer to the understanding of the targeted audience.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Masters by Research > M.A.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Masters by Research > M.A. | |||||||||
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| College/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Arts & Law | |||||||||
| School or Department: | School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies, Department of Drama and Theatre Arts | |||||||||
| Funders: | Other | |||||||||
| Other Funders: | Council for At-Risk Academics | |||||||||
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/8221 |
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