A Profound Irrationalism Anchored in Postmodernism: A Study of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party
Ansam Riyadh Abdulla
University of Tikrit-College of Education for Women-Department of English Language
Mashael Kareem Th. Faraj
University of Tikrit-College of Education for Women-Department of English Language
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/Lang.8.2.13
Keywords: Postmodernism, Irrationalism, Harold Pinter, The Birthday Party
Abstract
This paper examines the presence of profound irrationalism in Harold Pinter's play, The Birthday Party, through the lens of postmodernism. The analysis draws on postmodernist theories of language, meaning, and power, to explore the ways in which the play reflects and critiques the socio-political context of the postmodern era. The paper argues that the play is an important work of postmodern literature that embodies the postmodern critique of rationality, reason, and truth.
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