By examining many of Pinter's major works, Cahn shows that Pinter's theme of struggle for security often manifests itself in a gender battle, where men dominate the physical arena, but women control the emotional battleground. Cahn sees this disparity as creating a tension that is at once comic and unnerving, and believes that these gender differences are dramatized, not as social constructs, but as inherent qualities. This book covers most of Pinter's major plays and is intended as a general introduction to his work or as a companion volume.
- ISBN10 0312101929
- ISBN13 9780312101923
- Publish Date 1 December 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 March 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St. Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 148
- Language English