Twentieth-century drama dialogue as ordinary talk : speaking between the lines /
Susan Mandala
- Aldershot, Hants, England Ashgate, 2007
- 138 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-133) and index
Drama dialogue and talk -- Approaches to talk -- Lifting the smokescreen : the language of conversation in Harold Pinter's The homecoming -- Language and social class in Arnold Wesker's Roots -- Brave silences : understanding what is not said in Terence Rattigan's In praise of love -- Talking at the edge : Alan Ayckbourn's Just between ourselves
9780754651055 (alk. paper) RM294.50
Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008. Homecoming Wesker, Arnold, 1932- Roots Rattigan, Terence. In praise of love Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939- Just between ourselves
English drama--History and criticism--20th century Dialogue Discourse analysis, Literary Conversation analysis