Tento autor skúma zložitosť ľudskej skúsenosti prostredníctvom svojho dramatického písania. Jeho diela sa často zaoberajú hlbokými otázkami existencie a spoločenskými normami. Skúma ľudskú psychiku s bystrou inteligenciou a prenikavým pohľadom. Jeho literárny prínos spočíva v jeho schopnosti prinášať na javisko provokatívne a podnetné príbehy.
One of a series of introductions to major 19th and 20th century dramatists, this book, written in the form of a biography, aims to reveal Pinter's dramatic and theatrical strategems and his place in contemporary drama with five chapters devoted to his plays and their performance.
"In this study Bernard F. Dukore examines some of the most influential playwrights of the period, such as Maxwell Anderson, Clifford Odets and Thornton Wilder. ----Comparisons between stage and screen productions are illustrated as are the changing tastes of American theatre throughout the period."