The Establishment Inference: Political Symbolism in Three of Harold Pinter's Early Plays

權勢集團：哈洛品特三部早期劇作內含之政治象徵

唐傑夫(Jeffrey E. Denton)

《聯大學報》 8卷1期 (2011/06) Pp. 51-65

https://doi.org/10.29847/JNUU.201106.0003

摘要

哈洛品特當今相當活躍於政壇，他的劇作向來都含有政治之詮釋，後期的作品甚至被貼上“政治劇”的標籤。品特的劇作始終開放多元的解讀。本論文只單單針對他早期的三部劇作深入研究，包括＜生日派對＞、＜管理人＞以及＜溫室＞，藉以證實該劇作家早在1950年代就開始政治化的題材，透過他作品裡使用象徵、比喻和評論的手法即可窺見。此外，這般政治性格的傾向也讓品特為了權力而奮鬥的議題受到讚揚。

關鍵字

哈洛品特 ； 政治劇 ； 品特早期劇作 ； 生日派對 ； 管理人 ； 溫室

並列摘要

Having been clearly politically active since the 1980s, Harold Pinter's later plays have even been labeled ”political plays.” Pinter's works are, and always have been, open to divergent interpretations surrounding his themes of the struggle for power, space, authority, the concept of personal identity, etc. In line with his themes, this paper examines three of his earlier plays The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, and The Hothouse; early plays that were specifically said not to be political in nature by Pinter himself, to reinforce the fact that the playwright has always been political in his works from as early as the 1950s as shown through his use of symbolism, similarity of themes, and dialogue. Further, that this political slant can be directly attributed to governmental characteristics that form an obvious undercurrent and act to compliment those same themes.

並列關鍵字

Harold Pinter ； political plays ； Pinter's early plays ； The Birthday Party ； The Caretaker ； The Hothouse

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