Theatre of the Absurd

Abstract

Harold Pinter is the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 2004 for his contribution in the field of DRAMA. The type of drama to which he contributed his lot is known as THEATRE OF THE ABSURD. The same of the other writers of his times were Samuel Beckette, Eugene Ionesco, Kafka and others. As the popular phrase goes ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny Harold Pinter's time and his personal experiences have certainly contributed to the style of his writing which in general, has termed as The Theatre of the Absurd World Wide.

Keywords: Harold Pinter, Theatre of the Absurd, ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny