It takes the average reader 4 hours and 52 minutes to read Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter by Mary F. Brewer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This collection of essays focuses on one of Harold Pinter's most popular and challenging plays, The Dumb Waiter, while addressing also a range of significant issues current in Pinter studies and which are applicable beyond this play. The interesting and provocative dialogues between established and emerging scholars featured here provide close readings of The Dumb Waiter, within relevant cultural and historical contexts and from a range of theoretical perspectives. The essays range over issues of autobiography and theater, genre studies, and the impact of Pinter's political activism on his dramatic production, among others. The collection is also concerned with the meaning of the play when assessed against other example's of Pinter's work, both dramatic and non-dramatic writing. Each contributor shows a gift for presenting a complex argument in an accessible style, making this book an important resource for a wide range of readers, from undergraduates to postgraduates and specialist researchers. The collection offers essays that approach The Dumb Waiter, from an interdisciplinary perspective and as both a literary and dramatic text. Thus, the book should be of equal significance to those encountering Pinter within the context of English Studies, drama, and performance.
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter by Mary F. Brewer is 286 pages long, and a total of 73,216 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter aloud.
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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