Eroding the Language of Freedom re-examines how identity is shaped in Harold Pinter's plays, arguing that the characters' failure to function as active members of society speaks volumes to his ideological preoccupation with society's own inadequacies.

Farah Ali is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Leeds.

Introduction: The Question of Identity in Harold Pinter's Drama

Chapter One: Strong Arm Her: Gendered Identity in Harold Pinter's A Kind of Alaska (1982)

Chapter Two: The Indelible Memory: Memorial Identity in Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes (1996)

Chapter Three: Eroded Rhetoric: Linguistic Identity in Harold Pinter's One for the Road (1984) and Mountain Language (1988)

Chapter Four: Chic Dictatorship: Power and Political Identity in Harold Pinter's Party Time (1991)

Chapter Five: The Ethic and Aesthetic of Existence: Sexual Identity in Harold Pinter's Betrayal (1978)

Chapter Six: Crumbling Families: Familial and Marital Identity in Harold Pinter's Celebration (2000)

Conclusion