20世纪文学课件_The_Dumb_Waiter.pptVIP

The Dumb Waiterby Harold Pinter Harold Pinter(1930- ) A playwright, director, actor, poet and political activist Pinter was born on 10 October 1930 in East London. He studied briefly at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Harold Pinter (1930- ) One of the most important and challenging playwrights in the last half century An actor His first three plays: (1957) The Room The Dumb Waiter The Birthday Party The Caretaker (1960) Harold Pinter (1930- ) Screenplays He was influenced by the theater of the absurd, especially by Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco. Pinter’s plays generally t