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) d. e ( ˇc i n O ž a m Tomaž Onicˇ (ed.) o Tomaž Onicˇ (ed.) T Harold Pinter on International Stages s Harold Pinter on e g Harold Pinter is inarguably one of the as well as political activism seem fully a t most influential modern British drama- applicable. They are balanced by selected S International Stages tists. The horizon of his literary, cultural Western perspectives, including Italian, l a and political activity stretches far beyond British and American ones. n the borders of his homeland, as well as o beyond the theatrical and literary world. ti a The essays in this volume deal with the The Editor n reception of his literary (and political) Tomaž Onicˇ is an Assistant Professor of r heritage in several European and non-Eu- Literature in the Department of English e t ropean Countries, offering previously un- Studies at the University of Maribor (Slo- n published research. They bring together a venia). His research interests and teaching n I variety of aspects focusing on Pinter in the experience include contemporary British o former region of Eastern Europe like Hun- and American drama in close connection r gary, Poland, Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia with translation and cultural studies as e and Slovenia, where his literary ideas well as literary stylistics. nt i P d l o r a H ISBN 978-3-631-65202-2 ) d. e ( ˇc i n O ž a m Tomaž Onicˇ (ed.) o Tomaž Onicˇ (ed.) T Harold Pinter on International Stages s Harold Pinter on e g Harold Pinter is inarguably one of the as well as political activism seem fully a t most influential modern British drama- applicable. They are balanced by selected S International Stages tists. The horizon of his literary, cultural Western perspectives, including Italian, l a and political activity stretches far beyond British and American ones. n the borders of his homeland, as well as o beyond the theatrical and literary world. ti a The essays in this volume deal with the The Editor n reception of his literary (and political) Tomaž Onicˇ is an Assistant Professor of r heritage in several European and non-Eu- Literature in the Department of English e t ropean Countries, offering previously un- Studies at the University of Maribor (Slo- n published research. They bring together a venia). His research interests and teaching n I variety of aspects focusing on Pinter in the experience include contemporary British o former region of Eastern Europe like Hun- and American drama in close connection r gary, Poland, Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia with translation and cultural studies as e and Slovenia, where his literary ideas well as literary stylistics. nt i P d l o r a H Harold Pinter on International Stages Tomaž Onič (ed.) Harold Pinter on International Stages Bibliographic Information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. Cover image: ©Silvo Salčnik – Sax ISBN 978-3-631-65202-2 (Print) E-ISBN 978-3-653-04656-4 (E-Book) DOI 10.3726/ 978-3-653-04656-4 © Peter Lang GmbH Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Frankfurt am Main 2014 All rights reserved. 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This publication has been peer reviewed. www.peterlang.com Contents Acknowledgements ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 Preface ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Pinter in the UK����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15 Mark Taylor-Batty The Company of Men: Pinter’s Gendered Conflicts �����������������������������������������17 Pinter in Italy���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������29 Nick Ceramella ‘Silence Symphony’ Conducted by Pinter and Eduardo, Two World Theatre Maestri ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������31 Pia Vittoria Colombo The Italian Anatomy of Pinter: With their Pinter’s Anatomy, Italian Contemporary Playwrights ricci/forte Pay Their Dues to the British Nobel Laureate �������������������������������������������������������������������������������53 Eve Marine Dauvergne An International Approach to A Slight Ache ������������������������������������������������������67 Pinter Further East �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������75 Tomaž Onič Early Productions of Pinter on the Slovene Stage ���������������������������������������������77 Acija Alfirević Harold Pinter’s Reception in Croatia ������������������������������������������������������������������89 Benjamin Keatinge Pinter in Macedonia: Productions, Translations and Critical Reception ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������103 6 Contents Andrea P. Balogh Harold Pinter’s Authorial Image: Negotiating between the West and Hungary ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������119 Anna Suwalska-Kołecka Rediscovering Pinter – a few comments on the most recent Polish productions of Pinter’s plays �����������������������������������������������������������������141 Nursen Gömceli Harold Pinter’s ‘Room’ on Turkish Stages: a ‘Dilemma’ Between Art and Politics? ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������153 Pinter across the Atlantic ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������167 Susan Hollis Merritt Being and Not Being Harold Pinter: Pinter Still in Play in the USA �����������169 Index �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������205 Acknowledgements The editor wishes to thank the authors of individual chapters for their enthu- siastic response to the invitation for papers, and for sharing with the readers of this monograph their original contributions regarding Pinter’s literary and non- literary heritage in their own countries� Their insights into different aspects of Pinter studies offer a rich variety of previously unpublished research� I would also like to thank the reviewers of these research papers for their valu- able suggestions and their time invested in the reviewing process� Last but not least, I thank my dear professor, mentor, colleague and friend Darja Hribar, who is unfortunately no longer with us� Were it not for her, who directed and guided me in my choice of research field, my scholarly and conse- quently editing activities like this one would very likely be in a different area of literature�

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