Harold Pinter’s Monologue (1973) and Samuel Beckett’s A Piece of Monologue (1979): A Bakhtinian Reading
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2020
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Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou
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This dissertation is entitled Harold Pinter Monologue (1973) and Samuel Beckett A
Piece of Monologue (1979):a Bakhtinian Reading. It attempts to explore the main elements of
dialogism which are heteroglossia and chronotope in the two plays. The main focus of this
work is to show how the two authors introduced differentiated language in the two mentioned
plays. We have also shown how the literary works can be as heteroglossic texts from
expressing a multiplicity of voices. Besides, we have examined their past experiences and
memories through imagination. Furthermore, we have analysed how the two authors are
affected by the situation of their societies. By following Bakhtin’s concept of dialogism, we
reached conclusion that Beckett’s play can be a response to Pinter’s play. Accordingly, this
work has shown Pinter’s Monologue and Beckett’s A Piece of Monologue as socially
symbolic acts, since the two authors reflect the image of the characters past and the shocking
events they experienced in their countries through their plays
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Literature and Interdisciplinary Approaches